Kanye West to hire homeless models for next fashion show: report

Kanye West hopes to support the homeless with his next Yeezy fashion show.

The rapper plans to enlist homeless people to model the clothing from his new collaboration with the Skid Row Fashion Week brand in an upcoming presentation, TMZ reported Thursday.

The effort, according to David Sabastian, the founder of the Skid Row streetwear brand, is to create jobs for homeless people who work at a Los Angeles factory that makes the clothes. Sabastian told the gossip site he and West are in the early stages of planning a show in which homeless people would walk the runway sporting the clothes they helped create.

A representative for West, 44, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The plan began when West met with Sabastian this month and agreed to work together on an upcoming clothing line, Sebastian told TMZ.

Both men’s companies would also support the homeless by donating proceeds from the fashion event, according to the report.

West, whose wildly popular Yeezy shoes and clothing are always in high demand, has held multiple fashion shows in New York in the past.

Last summer, the rapper, known for songs such as “All of the Lights” and “Jesus Walks,” released his latest album, “Donda,” which is named after his late mother.

“Donda 2″ is currently in the works.