Kanye West Responds Fern Mallis NYFW Criticisms on Twitter: "Fame is Often Looked Down Upon in the Design World"

On Wednesday (Feb. 18), after the Jeremy Scott show, Mallis told Page Six that she wasn't necessarily pleased about all of the fuss West and his wife Kim Kardashian were making at this year's NYFW or his line. "I'm kind of over Kanye," she said. "I mean, I'm not a fan of his music, and the attitude and the agenda is not my style."

And now, West is firing back at her, explaining that his attempts to enter the world of fashion have been difficult due to his levels of fame and "bigotry" from within the industry.

"To Fern Mallis: I just want you to understand that attempting to do clothing has been very difficult and I have encountered countless amounts of bigotry along the way," West wrote in a series of tweets. "I have millions of ideas and I represent a new generation just trying to express themselves in a broken world."

West then went on to explain that he doesn't fancy himself a designer and that his successful career as a rapper/celebrity has hindered his ability to enter the world of fashion.

He continued to reach out an olive branch, asking Mallis to get drinks together the next time he was in New York.

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