Fashion

While Kanye's slashing his prices, the competition's going up -- WAY up, as in $4 million for a single pair of sneakers, and for some reason people are lining up to buy 'em.

The shoe is called "The Fire Monkey," but it's really just Dwyane Wade's Li-Ning Way of Wade 4 ... with several hundred carats of white diamonds and sapphires strategically added!

The ridiculous baller design is a collabo between Bicion, owned by "Growing Up Hip Hop" star Egypt Criss (Pepa's daughter) and Mache Customs.

A Bicion employee posted a brief peek at a pair that's only 60% completed. Our shoe sources say that was enough for 2 potential buyers -- from the Middle East and China -- who are flying to NYC next week to see the finished product.

Forever 21 has pulled a controversial t-shirt after getting a huge backlash from consumers who called the gear "shameful" and "rapey."

The graphic tee featured a slogan that seemingly referred to sexual consent: "Don't Say Maybe If You Want To Say No." The Internet response was overwhelmingly negative, with Twitter users accusing Forever 21 of cracking jokes at the expense of rape victims.

Justin Bieber's world tour opener at KeyArena went off without a hitch, with one small exception -- the people who made some of his merch would've bombed in a 3rd grade spelling bee.

One of the t-shirts sold inside the concert had white lettering that read, "Many Are The Plans In A Person's Heart, But It Is God's Purose that Prevails." Ooops.

We found out Bitter Face Vending Inc. was hawking the gear ... but it was printed by a company called Bravado. One "Belieber" told us she dropped $45 for one, but didn't notice the error because of all the mayhem surrounding the booth.

She said she's looking to get refunded and she's in luck.

Bieber's people tell TMZ ... they're aware of the mistake and they've recalled all the bad tees, and anyone who bought one can exchange it for a corrected shrt.

The usually flawless Jennifer Lopez finally made a questionable wardrobe decision during a recent taping of "American Idol."

The color screams failed bridesmaid dress -- and it's way too loose on her -- but thankfully the curves underneath are still 100% Jenny from the block.

Just when we thought it had gone away forever ... here's Cam Newton bringing back the Pharrell hat at the Lakers game Thursday night.

Sucks to be the guy who had to sit behind him.

BTW, Cam's hat got Kobe's attention ... Mamba gave him some love during the game.

And according to FOX 11 reporter Liz Habib ... when they put Newton on the big screen -- he dabbed.

Here's Nicole Murphy at some TV premiere event in West Hollywood ... where we guarantee no one was talking about the show once she arrived.

It's like when a wedding guest looks better than the bride.

Kanye West has created a military-like drill for the mass of sneakerheads on the hunt for Yeezys ... and you gotta wonder if it's worth the incredible hassle.

People are already lining up at 2 L.A. locations for a shipment sneaker blogs speculate will come Friday. If that's the case, the stores will learn this weekend how many pairs they'll each get ... it should be around 60.

Once the stores are notified, the manager of each store will give the first 60 people in line a wristband, which makes them eligible to buy a pair for $350 a pop. But that's only the beginning.

The people with wristbands are required to come back to the store 3 times a day to check in ... at noon, 4 PM and 8 PM. They have to show ID each time. And if they miss even one ID check they're out of the game and the next person in line gets a wristband.

It sounds like a line for losers, but there's an endgame. Whoever gets the shoes will almost certainly resell them for $1,000 and possibly even more.

However, our Yeezy sources say there's not yet a specific release date for the kicks other than "early this summer" ... so maybe the hardcore sneaker heads know something we don't.

Rob Kardashian returned to L.A. Tuesday with his cargo ... Blac Chyna.

Rob and Chyna breezed through LAX without saying anything, but making it clear all the stories saying they broke up after a blow-out fight are crap.

Rob wore the same outfit as the day before ... down to the Yeezys.

Rapper Mos Def was turned away in a South African court Tuesday, after refusing to remove a turban on his head.

The American rapper faces charges of trying to leave the country with a bogus passport. He presented a "world passport," instead of his American passport and was slapped with the charge.

After being turned away, he returned with a loose scarf partially covering his head.

The world passport -- technically called "World Government of World Citizens" -- is not recognized by the country.

Selena Gomez was like a Monet painting Tuesday morning on the streets of Paris.

Up close her outfit looked like a hot mess, but from far away Selena looked like a stunning work of art.

LeSean McCoy made a big public appearance this weekend -- hitting up the Lakers game in L.A. with his pal DeSean Jackson ... but when asked about the nightclub fight investigation, Shady went mum.

McCoy made an interesting fashion statement at Staples Center Sunday -- dressed in white from head to toe -- and when our guy asked about the latest with the Philly bar fight, he simply told us, "Hey, how do I look today yo?"

For the record, McCoy has NOT been charged with a crime for his alleged role in the brawl at Recess Lounge on Feb. 7th ... but charges could be coming sometime this month.

Inside the arena, McCoy had a blast -- hanging with Floyd Mayweather ... and even getting a signed pair of sneakers from Kobe Bryant.

AND the Lakers beat the Warriors.

Not a bad little Sunday.

Kanye, French Montana and Nas will have sneaker heads drooling over this pic.

The three got together Friday to shoot the music video for Kanye and Montana's "Figure It Out." And a pic we've obtained previews a couple pairs of the unreleased kicks.

Kanye's sporting a Boosts with a neon stripe ... and French has the all-whites.

Yeezy dressed a couple models in the shoes during his MSG fashion show and left fans wondering if the design would become a reality.

Looks like it's full steam ahead.

Bella Thorne tried to silence Internet trolls but instead got caught in a tangled "faux fur" web -- 'cause it turns out the jacket is genuine rabbit and arctic fox fur.

Bella posted the pic of herself in the fur coat Tuesday on Instagram and even tried to silence the imminent anti-fur backlash with a caption that read, "Dear internet trolls, it's faux fur."

Problem is ... people were quick to notice the fur looked identical to the Tierra Striped Fur Jacket by Alice & Olivia which retails for $1,700.

The item's description -- on the Bloomingdale's and Harrods websites -- specifically says it's made of GENUINE rabbit and fox fur from China, where fur farms are abundant.

A rep tells us Bella was given the jacket during a photo shoot, and was "told it was faux fur." The rep says now that Bella is aware ... she'll never wear it again.

Another big star dropping a sneaker ... this time it's Kevin Hart who says there's a big difference between his and the Yeezys and the OVOs ... 'cause normies can actually afford them.

Kevin hit the Grove in L.A. to do a promo event for the "Hustle Harts" -- his fitness shoe with Nike -- when we asked the question everyone wants to know ... how much are these bad boys gonna cost?

It's a good question ... other celebrity shoe lines are hitting pockets harder than Mike Tyson in his prime ... with some of the Kanye West and Drake shoes running into four figures on the secondary market.

Check out the clip -- Kevin says his kicks are function over fashion ... and hilariously bristles at the notion that anyone's shoes could cost that much money.

A drug mule tried to put the "sneak" in sneakers last week -- but got busted at JFK with $90,000 worth of heroin in 3 pairs of Nike Air Force 1s ... officials say.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the drug mover was on a flight from the Dominican Republic -- and when he got to the inspection, officials noticed his shoes were unusually heavy.

In the end, officials say they found 3 POUNDS of heroin hidden in the kicks ... with an estimated street value of $90,000!!!

The perp was arrested and handed over to Homeland Security -- and now faces federal drug smuggling charges.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton went for the glitz at the Vanity Fair Party ... sort of.

Gwen killed in a red sheer dress ... Blake wore jeans.

On the other hand ... guess who was more comfortable?