Jim: You're a designer, you're an artist. When you think about fashion—I know you and I have had talks into the night about a lot of clothes. We could talk forever about clothes, but how do you kind of take all the noise and separate it and really talk about what you want to be doing? What do you want to be wearing?

Kanye: I mean, outfits make a statement. If someone has on, I don't know, maybe some Vans and some cut-off jeans or something, it’s like, “Oh, you look like you work at Milk Studios.” There's a look where people can say, "Oh, you looking like you work at Donda." And Donda’s a group that I started years ago that Matt Williams from Alyx worked at, Willo Perron, an industrial designer worked at, Virgil Abloh works at, so it's a whole crew that came from the Donda squad and the Donda camp and that has a look and a spirit. We have things where you look and say, "Okay, you look like you work at Ralph Lauren, you look like you work at GQ." So the outfit tells your story. It tells your personality and your character. There's times where I'll say, "I don't feel Ye.” Even when I'm putting these pants on for Sunday Service. I was sitting with my stylist Rene that I've been working with for so many years—we went to the Margiela atelier together, and did the Yeezus tour together. And when I put on the pants, I said, "Finally I feel like I know half of something." I'd always felt so stupid, for years. I was just looking at photographs of myself, and I'd say, "I look so stupid in this photo.” I finally looked like I know something. So the outfit, it means a lot.

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ye looking like a rosewood again in that jacket

really good read. not seen kanye talk like this in a good while, it's nice to know his dedication to his faith hasn't stripped all his personality and humour away too, and he can still talk about his past, something i feared a week or two back

when kanye made the interracial p*** joke on Zane Lowe i knew he wasn’t lost

i wouldn't mind seeing kanye go deep on smth else

wish kanye would go deep in me

Great read

Ngl his fit dookie on this one

Thanks for telling me I look like trash because I didn't spend 3 months rent on your f***ing foam shoes. Ye out of touch as hell.

His sense of humor I don't think will ever fade even in his Yeezus days his angriest he had alot of jokes.

He has a rep for not being self aware but he's one of the few celebs I see actively take part in mocking himself.

How the hell is he saying that

I'm reading between the lines to see what I wanna see

I'd always felt so stupid, for years. I was just looking at photographs of myself, and I'd say, "I look so stupid in this photo.” I finally looked like I know something. So the outfit, it means a lot.

What the hell does this mean? he thinks he dresses better now that before?

That he used to wear all these name brands (not to take away from the fact that he genuinely loved the designs) because he wanted to be a fashion genius, but that now, in the simplicity of his super minimal apparel, he finally feels like he understands the knowledge he’s been studying for a decade.

That’s at least how I read it. Not necessarily that he’s more stylish now but that he’s more comfortable with his style.

Yeah in other words he felt like he was wearing costumes to get on GQ and in Vogue. Stuff to be cool and not whay made him comfortable or what represents him.

He joked in the interview later on Kim loves him being "GQ" and wearing suit jackets but he hates them and always has.

Just isn't him

Great read