The first day of New York Fashion Week started off with bang thanks to Kanye West's highly anticipated Yeezy Season 3 show held at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The musician-turned-designer's third clothing collaboration with Adidas was what everyone expected when it came to clothes -- more highly-coveted distressed athleisure and footwear that most of us won't be able to afford. Umph.

But it was also a listening party for West's yet-to-be-released new album "The Life of Pablo," attended by approximately 20,000 people -- celebrities, journalists and ticket-holding members of the general public who showed up for the fashion-meets-music extravaganza.

And if you think that's spectacular, there were plenty of other mind-blowing moments that went down. Here's the scoop ...

1. The Legendary Black Model Moment

Not only did West hire about 1200 models who were primarily black but he also surprised the audience with cameos by legendary supermodels Naomi Campbell , Veronica Webb and Alek Wek . #Epic