"I don't get up on stage unless I really believe in something," asserted Kanye West when presenting Céline designer Phoebe Philo with the honor of International Designer of the Year at Monday night's CFDA Awards (take note: Taylor Swift). But we've known Kanye was a devotee of the designer since he rapped about "my chick in that new Phoebe Philo" in his latest hit "Dark Fantasy." In fact, Kanye -- who turns 34 today -- has name-checked a long list of sartorial heavyweights, from blingy big names like Gucci to more out-there talent like Jeremy Scott. In fact, he even released a track called "Christian Dior Denim Flow" (sample lyric: "Alessandra Ambrosio, Anja Rubik, get Olga Kurylenko, tell her I'm very single"). On his birthday, we look back at his waxing lyrical about all things fashion.

Cutie da bomb

Met her at a beauty salon

With a baby Louis Vuitton

Under her under arm

-- "Gold digger" from Late Registration, 2005

Close your eyes and imagine, feel the magic

Vegas on acid,

Seen through Yves Saint Laurent glasses

-- "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" from Late Registration, 2005

Back when Gucci was the sh*t to rock,

Back when Slick Rick got the sh*t to pop,

I'd do anything to say "I got it".

Damn, them new loafers hurt my pocket.

--"Touch the Sky" from Late Registration, 2005

So if the devil wear Prada,

Adam, Eve wear nada,

I'm in between, but way more fresher.

-- "Can't Tell Me Nothing" from Graduation, 2007

My hat, my shoes, my coat, Louis Vuitton stitch

With Donatella Versace, that's Louis Vuitton, b*tch

--"The Glory" from Graduation, 2007

Where we flying, they can't find us all them broke days behind us

I just took your whole life and redesigned it

I think I'm Marc Jacobs, I think I'm Lagerfeld

I think without makeup, you still bad as hell

--"Blazin'" from Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, 2010

I mean, my whole team 'bout to smash the streets

The Phillip Lim remind them that it's Fashion Week

And the weather wasn't barely hot

Did I mention that the sweater was a Jeremy Scott?

-- "Good Friday" G.O.O.D. Fridays digital single, 2010

80k large for the Hermès dream

Coke 'n' crop in all your magazines

Hunger strike yourself, look like Celine

--"Don't Stop" G.O.O.D. Fridays digital single, 2010

Soon as I got salad, I spent it all on dressing

French, to be exact, that Balmain was impressive

had used the main leathers (leathers, leathers, leathers)

--"Looking for Trouble" G.O.O.D. Fridays digital single, 2010

The Life and Career of Kanye West