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The Fashion Issue 2009

More Than Fashion

A sought-after darling of the fashion world, nominated three times for “Man of the Year” by GQ magazine, and Kanye West’s personal go-to guy for his new Pastelle label, Kim Jones is a modern fashion giant.

Photos by Ben Rayner

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Vice: Hello again after all these years! Let’s talk about hardcore. How did you get into it?

Kim Jones:

What was your favourite band?

Were you in a band?

Were you actually straight-edge?

Who was your “crew”?

Where did you get these shirts from?

You don’t remember specific stories about them at all?