Kanye West views each of his clothing designs as an ‘art piece’

peoplemagazine.co.za:

Kanye West views each and every one of his clothing designs as an “art piece”. The rapper went into partnership with designers at German sportswear giant Adidas to launch the first Yeezy line in 2015, with the brand soon building up a reputation for its Yeezy Boost sneakers and utilitarian apparel.

Speaking about his design process in a cover interview for the May 2020 issue of U.S. GQ magazine, Kanye insisted that he views himself as an artist. “Every piece that I make, it’s not only something that I would wear – I would never make anything that you wouldn’t catch me in – they’re also art pieces,” he told the publication. “Everything I’ve ever done has been an art piece, because I’m an artist.” Kanye, who was diagnosed with bipolar