Kanye West shocks with kilt

Kanye West has shocked fans by donning a black leather skirt on stage at the Hurricane Sandy relief concert in New York City.

The rapper wore the bold ensemble, consisting of the kilt, a printed black hoodie and what appeared to be meggings [male leggings] to the Madison Square Garden venue last night.

Kanye was one of many A-list performers who took part in the 12-12-12 concert, which raised funds benefiting The Robin Hood Relief Fund to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

The kilt sported by the singer-and-designer reportedly swayed back and forth as he jumped around the stage performing his hits including Gold Digger and Touch the Sky.

Kanye is known for wild stage performances, but it was his new look at the concert that quickly became the talking point of the night this time.

Twitter erupted with comments from those present at the concert who expressed their surprise at Kanye's new getup.

Among the fans of his leathers was girlfriend Kim Kardashian. The reality TV star tweeted her impressions of her boyfriend in such a bold statement piece.

"Awwwwwwww I'm so excited right now!!!!! He looks so cute!!” Kim gushed on her Twitter.

Some of the worst criticism came from Kim's sister Khloé Kardashian who also tweeted about Kanye's appearance.

Khloé sent a tirade of light hearted tweets mocking Kanye's appearance at the event.

"You must be so upset he stole that skirt from your closet, whatthef**k!" Khloé tweeted to Kim.

This was followed by more teasing from the US X Factor host.

"Calling yourself a douche while wearing a leather skirt... "swag" this is? #kanye," Khloé tweeted. "So when is the relief concert to help ease the victims of Kanye's performance? #121212 concert (sic)."

She also retweeted another user's joke about Kanye's soon to be infamous kilt.

"Not saying that Kim Kardashian wears the pants in the relationship but I am saying Kanye wears the skirt," Khloé posted.

Kanye isn't the first famous male celebrity to wear a skirt in public. Style conscious star David Beckham has stepped out in the predominantly female wo clothing item in the past, as has fashion designer Marc Jacobs.