Kanye West’s foray into the world of high fashion has been a long and troublesome journey with several unsuccessful attempts to make a name for himself before finding stability with his latest Yeezy line. In a new interview, West opens up about his struggles in fashion and explains he has been discriminated against for not being gay.
West first broke into fashion designing high-end sneakers before attempting to launch his own high-end womenswear line in Paris. However, after only two seasons and several mixed reviews, West dropped the line and focused on music. However, over the past year, West’s love for fashion seemed reinvigorated as he launched his more simplistic Yeezy ready-to-wear line.
In a new interview with SHOWstudio for their “In Camera” series, West spoke about his fashion journey and claimed that he’s been discriminated against in fashion for being heterosexual.
“I feel like I got discriminated in fashion for not being gay,” he said. “In music, you definitely get discriminated in music if you are gay. It takes amazing talents to break down barriers. Everyone thought that when Frank Ocean dropped that it was going to be bad for his career. I feel like it’s so cliché to speak about him as it relates to this subject, but there are people who broke the ground, and he broke the ground. The people that break the stereotypes make history.
But that’s not all that West spoke about. Read what he had to say about Caitlyn Jenner after the cut.
