Kanye West is Working at Gap
by Bee-Shyuan Chang (Subscribe to Bee-Shyuan Chang's posts), Posted Jul 2nd 2009 at 1:57PMThis is a post
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Kanye is working with Gap's head of design, Patrick Robinson, for an insider's look at the fashion world. Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
As Us Weekly initially reported Kanye has been quietly putting in the hours as an intern at the Gap offices. "He works all the time, and one Friday night recently, he stayed until 12 a.m. He's learning the fashion business from the inside and trying to do it quietly," the site stated.
Gap confirmed the story to StyleList: "Kanye's been spending time working in Gap's offices, working with Patrick Robinson, as he's interested in gaining more firsthand experience of the fashion industry."
From the sounds of our Gap source, we speculate that Kanye is probably not interning but rather working on a collaboration. (After all, we can't really see the music mogul fetching coffee and managing calendar appointments like a usual fashion intern.)
Plus, considering the cool capsule collections with last year's CFDA winners, could a Kanye/Gap one be far behind?
And at first his much-hyped Louis Vuitton sneaker collaboration was delayed until the end of the year, now we hear that it may be already sold out! (Figures.) But with the current Gap stint, maybe Kanye is learning that fashion is fickle and flying under the fashion radar is the right way to go?
Mrs Don 7-02-2009 @ 2:22PM
Kanye is an arrogant idiot and his "music" is not that good.
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Jennifer 7-03-2009 @ 6:12AM
I do a lot of TV and modeling work. My business is all about looks and how to look perfect at any time, and any place. I’m not young anymore and this is now harder than ever. I thought my career was almost over but GenFX™ is my secret weapon. Quite honestly, I look 10 years younger than my real age! http://www.antiaginggenfx.com/
Katherine Kelley 7-03-2009 @ 7:11AM
Keep puttin' in work!
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poppy 7-03-2009 @ 10:35AM
"working quietly behind the scenes"?... nothing he does is done quietly... that's his problem...
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Linda 7-03-2009 @ 10:40AM
I just don't like that man. He has an aura about him that is evil. Don't like him or his music. Arrogant and phoney.
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BarbaraAnn 7-23-2009 @ 7:20PM
I agree with your every word (Linda). In addition, I know he can't help his looks, but that face and particularly his unfortunate looking mouth, YIKES! I just cannot stomach the guy!!
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Ray 7-03-2009 @ 11:15AM
Does anyone remember his song "Spaceship" from The College Dropout? In his rap, he beats up a little on Gap. Either he needs to publicly apologize to them or what he's now doing in their HQ seems hypocritical! Wait a minute, Kanye apologizing?...yeah, I don't see that.
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michelle 7-03-2009 @ 1:27PM
you guys have to calm down he is a good man and he had a hard background. his music is sensational and better than any of you could ever do and he accomplished more than any of you could ever accomplish. he is just trying to learn more about fashion and you shun him for it. jeez.
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Debbie 7-03-2009 @ 1:45PM
I'm not a Kanye fan either, but you can't fault someone for working at learning something. I'm sure there are non-famous people who would love to have an internship, so that part is not quite fair, but his internship does illustrate that a person has to put in the work to succeed. I just wish everyone could have the same opportunities.
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rondog 7-03-2009 @ 1:47PM
these people don't know what work is.
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Bill 7-06-2009 @ 12:20PM
He didn't have a hard life. he grew up in the subburbs and went to a great highschool. Get your facts straight. This dude has been and always will be white collar.
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m French 7-06-2009 @ 8:42PM
Bee - Please update your taste in clothes. To think you approve of the way our "First Lady" dresses is shocking. Her taste is atrocious and to hear you say she is stylish, brings into question YOUR fashion training.
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