A lot of people has been into fashion since college with a lot moretalent than Kanye West. Are they getting all these big Magazines to their runway shows? HELL fukkING NO.
Then comes Kanye West, getting publicity because of his Music career, creates an average looking line which get the response there after. What does he do? He yells ELITIST b*stardS instead of going back to the cutting room to try again. Kanye West has done two runway shows, one of them was NJEEHHH and the other was a straight rip off of Givenchy.
Kanye West sees himself as a universal genius, who can do and master Everything. But his ego is too big. Just look at Alexander Wang, a talented guy who done a rocket career in fashion. It's not impossible, if you got the talent you need to make it. Which Kanye West dont.
1. I'm not defending Kanye, I'm saying where Kanye is coming from. Whether I agree or not, was obviously up to you to assume.
2. Are you telling me Kanye isn't successful? His over-the-top womens line got average to bad reviews but everyone has got average reviews and it was his first time, his second got average to good reviews. His sneaker collections got excellent reviews and his other lines sold out quick and got good reviews.
3. I don't think his shyt sells out in minutes cause he's a celebrity, I don't see Trukfit or Drakes Canada Goose jacket flying of the shelf. I think he took advantage of being a celebrity in regards to being able to finance his own shyt, befriending the correct people, set up his friends so they as well have a large group of hipsters following them, their stores etc..
Givenchy ripoff

, How?
He obviously worked closely with Tisci and even consulted a bit for Givenchy, but I can't see the rip-off. Or maybe you can if you are completely uninterested in fashion.