Kanye West Thinks You Dress Like Shit

A few days ago, huge celebrity and popular rapper Kanye West took to Twitter to let the world know which items of clothing/ clothing combinations he HATED. It looked like this (in reverse chronological order):

Devastating. Especially as most of the Western World's male population is currently wearing at least one thing from Kanye's shit list. As you can imagine, the fashion world has been reeling at this news. But what about the poor victims of this hate crime? Is this irresponsible of Kanye? Doesn't he know how many people hold him in such high regard? Does he not care about the souls he is hurting?

Well, we did. So we went out looking for them.

Victim of Kanye Outburst #1 "Big ass striped scarves"

Juan, 34, market stall owner. VICE: Kanye West thinks your clothes look like shit, how does that make you feel?
Juan: Who? I don’t know who that guy is so obviously it doesn’t mean anything to me.

Water off a duck's back, huh?
Even if I knew who he was, it would make no difference. Oh sure, so he’s entitled to feel the way he does about my dress. A different thing would be if he threatened to punch me.

Do you think he’s a bad person for not liking your clothes?
I think he just wants attention.

Victim of Kanye Outburst #2

Max, 24, student. VICE: So Kanye West has been slagging off the way you dress on the internet. Is that OK?
Max: Erm, I think he’s entitled to his opinion, but then he does wear glasses that have shutters on. I mean, me and Kanye sort of have history, so I can understand why he’s trying to have a dig at me, personally.

That is a lie. There is no way you know Kanye.
I know. He seems to dress like a man who’s got more money than sense. I love his music, in fairness, but I don’t take fashion tips from him. If he invited you to a dinner party would you wear the garments on his shit list, or dress down to please his tastes?
Oh no, no, no, not at all, I'd do the opposite. Like he says himself in his music, “sure that tuxedo may have been a little guido but I can stand in a Speedo and still be seen as a hero”. Profound. Victim of Kanye Outburst #3

"Hoodies with sport coats"

Daniel, 28, visual developer. VICE: Does is bother you that Kanye West thinks you dress badly?
Daniel: Not that much, no. A famous rapper is judging you, what have you got to say?
He needs to get off his bloody high horse. What would you do if he got up at a dinner party and said in a very serious manner: “Hey, I don’t like what you're wearing!” How would you react?
I guess I would try and make a joke out of it. What if no one laughed and he played a pre-recorded tumbleweed recording and then said: "You can stay and dine, but you have to take all the clothes off that I don’t like," which was all of them. What would you do?
No, I don’t really like the idea of getting naked and selling my soul to Kanye West. Victim of Kanye Outburst #4

"Khaki trench coats with jeans and off brand work out sneakers"

Janiki, 25, fashion student.

VICE: Have you heard the news? Kanye West thinks you can't dress yourself properly. Does that make you angry?
Janiki: I like my khaki trench coat, it keeps me warm and the weather is bad. I don’t think it matters if this coat is not to his taste. He said this on Twitter to all of his seven million followers. A lot of them probably think khaki trench coats are rubbish now.
It’s their choice, if they want to follow what he says they're free to do it.

Would you say he’s a fashion tyrant?
Everyone’s a fashion tyrant! I don’t like pink, so when I see someone wear pink I say, "Eugh, that’s disgusting, why you wearing pink?" That's me, that’s him!

If you were going to meet Kanye under the stipulation you wear a Kanye-approved outfit, would you do it?
I wear what I want to wear, if he’s got such a problem with it then why's he asking me out? He's not asking you out. I think you're confused. OK, say you are dining with him. It’s a delicious array of sushi, much like the sushi you're eating right now. You're both enjoying it very much and having a lovely time. Then he says "Hey, you're not allowed to eat another prawn, until you take that jacket off!" and he snatches the sushi box out of your hands!
I would not eat the prawn. What if he put £50,000 on the table for you to take your jacket off, would you?
No, I’m a feminist. Victim of Kanye Outburst #5

/ "Sport coats with button up shirts…"

Nick, 24, publishing. VICE: Kanye West literally hates your clothes.
Nick: Awww, I couldn’t care less. What do you think of how he dresses?
It's flamboyant. Say he took you out for steak. But he wanted you to change out of your clothes. What would you do?
I would just keep wearing what I’m wearing, and say: "Thanks Kanye, it was a cracking meal, but see you later."

Victim of Kanye Outburst #6

Seb, 20, student. VICE: Kanye thinks you're a fashion disaster.
Seb: I couldn’t care less.

What do you think of how he dresses?
He dresses like a twat. I saw him recently in a T-shirt, with that devil thing with horns? That was when I stopped caring what he thinks. If he invited you over for a night in watching films and eating popcorn, would you wear the clothes that he specified were OK to wear in his home?
I’d rather wear what I want to wear really. I don't know, it's hard man.

Would you take that hood down, at least?
Yeah.

Victim of Kanye Outburst #7

"Hoodies with button up shirts"

Lesley 28, unemployed. VICE: Kanye West doesn't like the way you dress. How do you feel?
Lesley: Erm, I guess I would tell him that because he’s not from the same environment as me. What kind of environment do you think he comes from?
He probably has to look like a celebrity all the time. I’m not wearing my work clothes or anything. If I was to look more presentable, maybe he would like what I’m wearing. Do you think he’s in the position to judge?
Yeah, I do think he’s in the position to make these judgements, he dresses very well, especially nowadays. But there was a time when he didn’t dress very well. If he invited you out bowling and let you go on the air hockey table as many times as you liked, would you wear a Kanye-approved outfit on his demand?
I would go with what he wants me to wear, yeah. Why?
Just to please him.

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