Kanye West on How He Felt After Virgil Abloh Got Louis Vuitton Position
Written by SOURCE on October 7, 2022
In a new interview with French outlet Clique TV, Kanye West spoke about how he felt after Virgil Abloh was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton men’s branch.
“No one knows I’d been offered the deal by Bernard Arnault,” Ye said at the 12:35 mark of the interview, revealing that the co-founder of Louis Vuitton initially offered him Virgil’s position. “No one knows the deal was pulled. I used to call myself the ‘Louis Vuitton Don.’”
Once Abloh became the face of Louis Vuitton mens, Kanye admitted he felt “a lot of pain and jealousy.”
Watch Kanye’s full conversation with Clique TV up top.
This story is being updated.
