Kanye West has addressed the controversy regarding his Yeezy Gap clothes being sold out of “trash bags,” and he isn’t in the mood to apologize.
During a rare interview with Fox News, the Chicago rap icon defended the unorthodox display of his new threads, while blasting the media for supposedly forcing innovators like himself to apologize for coloring outside of the lines.
“Look, man, I’m an innovator and I’m not here to sit up and apologize about my ideas,” Kanye said when quizzed about the backlash to his “trash bag” layout, which some feel is “fetishizing” homeless people.
“That’s exactly what the media tries to do: make us apologize for any idea that doesn’t fall under exactly the way they want us to think.”
Kanye further explained that the aim of the display is to allow customers to shop his Yeezy Gap line in a more informal way. He also pointed out that the clothes aren’t being stored in “trash bags,” but in fact large construction bags.
“This is, like, not a joke. This is not a game. This is not just some celebrity collaboration,” he added. “This is my life. I’m fighting for position to be able to change clothing and bring the best design to the people.”
Kanye West’s Yeezy Gap line became available in-store for the first time in July at Gap’s flagship Times Square location in New York City.
Rather than being displayed on hangers and shelves, though, the garments were stuffed into multiple eco-friendly bags. According to Twitter user Owen Lang, a sales rep at Gap relayed that it was all Kanye’s idea.
“This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP,” Lang wrote. “The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it. They won’t help you find ur size too, you just have to just dig through everything.”
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For those unable (or unwilling) to sift through the bags of clothes in store, Kanye West’s Yeezy Gap garments are also available online.
The collection includes an array of hoodies, T-shirts, jackets, tank tops, long sleeve shirts and hats engineered by Balenciaga, with prices ranging from $80 to $300.
I bought clothes from Walmart and Ross. I’ve shopped at Salvation Army and Army surplus stores—total bargain discount joints… even they put my $7.99 t-shirts on hangars. they put my $24.99 kicks on a rack, clearly labeled… GAP must be desperate to subject their customers to this nonsense. Now I gotta shop like i’m dumpster-diving in a restaurant’s back alley or looting during mob riot just because Kanye wanna be all inspired…
peaceful protest*
they aren’t trash bags. looks like a big ruck sack holding hoodies and jeans – nothing to do with homeless people but again Ye is a genius for publicity
This weirdo azz Ninja, I swear before it is all said and done he is going to get committed to a mental health ward, and I’m not trying to disrespect him nor anyone else who is dealing with mental/behavioral health issues I’m just calling a spade a spade. Every since he lost his mother he has not been close to sane, he can talk all that genius, creative shiz all he wants but he needs some therapy asap. I know 100% how hard it is to lose your mother and when I lost mine it really messed me up as well, so once again I’m not trying to be disrespectful. IMO: If his mother had of still been here I don’t think he would have ever married Kim cause Ma Duke would have slapped some sense into his azz, and reminded him to think with his big head and not the other one. Factz.
Factssss at everything you said. He is gonna be his own biggest downfall especially if he continues to refuse to take his meds
No, Kanye. If you are free to express yourself with how you wish to market or sell a product then the consumer is free to have an opinion on it. You can’t act like a child because of the criticism you receive while being everyone’s biggest critic at the same time.
This dude has somehow managed to convince millions of people including big companies like Gap that he’s a genius and this is what you get. Ugly clothes in trash bags. When you try to think outside the box and break all the rules, you have to actually be a genius to make it all work. Kanye isn’t. That’s why we have this. All he does is ask himself what hasn’t been done and does it without questioning if it even should be done in the first place. Nobody rocking rain boots? Rain boots it is. Nobody wearing masks and gloves in July? Mask and gloves it is. Skinny and fit is in? Let’s go baggy. Clothes on hangers? Nah we put them in big piles because that is art. Respect for at least trying something new, but at the end of the day… it still needs to look good or at least presentable. Don’t even get me started on his shoes…
kanye can derelict my balls
If you had all this power and influence, why would you make ugly clothes, put them in trash bags, act a fool online? I just don’t understand. Oh well
Someone should let the genius know that his clothes are now wrinkled and creased to hell. Really expect me to pay for something you stuffed in bags and left on the floor?
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