Kanye West's Yeezy reveals its first shoe since Adidas dropped him over his antisemitic remarks

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Ye revealed Yeezy's first shoe since Adidas cut ties with him over his antisemitic remarks. The rapper, previously called Kanye West, unveiled a foldable sock shoe called "YZY POD" in an X post late on Thursday. "Our first product since liberation from Adidas goes on presale today, $200 at yeezy.com. Accept no imitations," text from the image said.Ye also announced Wednesday that Yeezy had hired Gosha Rubchinskiy as its new head of design. The Russian designer previously collaborated with Adidas in 2017 to create a collection of clothing and sneakers, Business of Fashion first reported. Adidas pulled the plug on its partnership with Ye and his clothing and footwear company Yeezy in October 2022. The breakup occurred after Ye made antisemitic comments on X in a since-removed post that said he would be "going death con 3 on Jewish people."In May, the German sportswear giant announced that it would sell parts of the inventory worth 1.2 billion euros or $1.3 billion, from its Yeezy collaboration.