Fashion

Kanye West wants some of what Justin Bieber's got -- he's hiring his manager Scooter Braun to take the reins of his music and fashion empire.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Scooter and Yeezy have been friends and confidants for a long time, but will now consult together on Kanye's brand. We're told his main task will be organizing the staff of 'Ye's ever-expanding businesses.

Our sources say there's already a contract laid out for the deal that's waiting to be signed ... but Scooter's already taken over the manager workload for Yeezy.

A NYC photographer is going after a t-shirt company for taking one of his final shots of Aaliyah before her death ... and slapping it on t-shirts with a Warhol twist.

Eric Johnson says he did the photo shoot with the R&B star in 2001 ... shortly before she died that year. In his lawsuit, he says a company called Rocksmith is using his iconic pic without permission.

Johnson says this is especially disturbing since he has his own t-shirt line featuring photos of Aaliyah and other celebs he's shot over the years. He's pissed about the competition, but the docs also include a jab about Rocksmith's tees being poor quality.

His concern seems to be the competition's trying to undercut him with cheaper, lower quality gear. He's suing for damages and to get Rocksmith shut down, stat.

Earlier this year, Johnson also sued a GA company, Fvmous, for jacking a different Aaliyah pic for its own line.

Kylie Jenner in a ridiculously MINI dress exiting Khloe Kardashian's TV studio.

You don't even need to imagine. It's pretty much all there.

Tyga did the equivalent of dining and dashing with his landlord ... so he's being sued again for being a nightmare tenant.

Here's the lowdown. Tyga rented space for his company, Egypt Last Kings Clothing. As you know, he's into Egyptian design, even naming his kid Cairo.

So, one day in June 2015, Tyga's landlord found the place abandoned, and it was a disaster. The doors had been painted black with Egyptian patterns, the ceiling tiles were painted over and there were ink stains around 5,000 feet of concrete flooring. What's worse ... the landlord says someone poured ink down the drain and into the public sewer ... an environmental no-no.

The landlord claims he spent more than $75,000 to repair the damage. The landlord also wants 5 months of rent.

As for Tyga ... he says the problems were the landlord's doing and the building wasn't up to code.

Kato Kaelin didn't even have a proper suit when he testified in the O.J. Simpson trial ... and the guy who loaned him one is now about to cash in.

Turns out Kato borrowed the olive green Gianni Versace suit from a friend when he testified in 1994 -- it's been unworn since, hanging in a garment bag.

The owner of the size 40 threads is asking for $5,000 on eBay ... and even includes a letter of authenticity.

Gloves sold separately.

"The Bachelor" winner Lauren Bushnell could have fifty thousand new reasons to smile ... and all she's gotta do is slip into some lingerie.

Bushnell's been offered a year long endorsement deal from Yandy.com, an Internet leader in ladies wear. In exchange for being the company spokesperson, we're told Lauren will get a boatload of bras and panties from Yandy's new bridal lingerie line and $50k for her troubles.

Not a bad deal considering the bride-to-be has got some serious wedding expenses coming up in the near future.

It's unclear if Lauren will take the bait, but she's certainly no stranger to accepting things ... just ask all those roses.

Kanye West's pop-up shop in NYC has people coming out in hoards ... and the scene is so crazy, cops had to shut down the entire block.

Yeezy opened up the doors to his "The Life of Pablo" collection Friday afternoon to a line that stretched around the entire block and then some. We're told store employees are strictly enforcing a 2 items per person limit.

Cristiano Ronaldo just got the new self-lacing Nike kicks ... and the dude wasted no time showin' 'em off.

These things are sick ... they're called the Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 and people are losing their minds over 'em.

They're the second self-lacing shoes Nike has done -- following the "Back to the Future Part II" inspired Nike Mags the Swoosh released last year.

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.