Kanye West, the man behind the democratization of the fashion world, recently sat down with New York Times Magazine to talk about everything from his ego to meeting Ralph Lauren at NYFW. Like anything Kanye does, when given the chance to speak his piece, you can bet there's going to be equal amounts of harsh criticism and inspirational #knowledgedarts. You can bet that there are some truly golden quotes from Yeezy himself, as he breaks down his feud with Hedi Slimane, his need to "shout" at the fashion execs who've ignored him, and how an expensive table is a metaphor for his often stubborn ego.
The biggest takeaway? Kanye really is trying to change the design world by combining the luxury clothes he loves, with the accessibility he's been trying to earn for himself since day one. Thus is the objective behind his Yeezy Season 1 collection after all.
Remember, we're living in a "post-Yeezy" world, and fashion isn't going to be the same. These are The Most Flagrant Fashion #KnowledgeDarts From Kanye West's "T Magazine" Profile.
On figuratively breaking through the pretentious fashion world:
On establishing a Post-Yeezy style era:
On his “stream of consciousness” rants and recent public speaking engagements:
On his ultimate apparel design objectives:
On selling enough concert tees to buy an artificial mountain:
On clothing and style as a means of class communication:
On copping ill fire jawnz as “research:”
On the South Park alphets:
On crying like a little bitch because he wanted his own store:
On the controversial art/Hedi Slimane shot that almost became a single cover art:
On trying to communicate with those in the fashion world who ignored and dismissed him:
On his personal style:
On how Kim and North have changed his ego:
On how an expensive table was a metaphor for his ego:
On the lessons learned from his failed womenswear collection:
On his “obvious” design influences:
On meeting Ralph Lauren:
