Kanye defends his Yeezy collection for Adidas against New York Fashion Week creator who is unimpressed by his design.
- Feb 22, 2015
AceShowbiz - Kanye West addresses criticisms over his new Yeezy collection for Adidas showcased at New York Fashion Week. The rapper took to Twitter to call out Fern Mallis, the NYFW creator, who said she was "kind of over" him. "I mean, I'm not a fan of his music, and the attitude and the agenda is not my style," she said.
The fashionista made the comment to New York Post Wednesday, February 18 at Jeremy Scott show where Kanye also sat front row. In response, Kanye called her out online, "To Fern Mallis: I just want you to understand that attempting to do clothing has been very difficult and I have encountered countless amounts of bigotry along the way."
"I have millions of ideas and I represent a new generation just trying to express themselves in a broken world," the hip-hop star went on. "I don't call myself a designer as I was not allowed to go to Saint Martins because I was too famous by the time I realized I wanted to design."
"Fame is often looked down upon in the design world, so it's actually been something I had to overcome. All we have are our dreams, and you can step on our dreams and ideas all you want, but we won't stop fighting. We want to innovate and we will win someday."
Before ending his posts, Kanye let Fern Mallis know that he is open for further discussion with her. "If you wanna have a drink with me, book a table at the spotted pig when I'm back in NY," he wrote, referring to the place where he recently grabbed a meal with new pal Taylor Swift.
