Kanye West unapologetic as photo of Yeezy Gap set-up triggers backlash

A photo of Kanye West’s clothing line has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, but the rapper has hit out true to form, declaring himself an “innovator.”

Kanye West has fiercely defended his Yeezy Gap clothing displays after making headlines for selling his designs out of “trash bags.”

The rapper, 45, clarified that his merchandise is actually stuffed into large construction bags in an interview with Fox News, in which he described himself as an “innovator.”

West added, “I’m not here to sit up and apologise for my ideas. That’s exactly what the media tries to do … Make us apologise for any idea that doesn’t fall under exactly the way they want us to think.

“This is not a joke, this is not a game, this is not just a celebrity collaboration … this is my life,” the Grammy winner continued.

Kanye copped backlash for selling clothes in trash bags.

West noted his efforts to “change clothing,” concluding, “I’m fighting for a position to … bring the best design to the people.”

The Stronger rapper called “the homeless” his inspiration in a Friday Instagram post, leading many to criticise his displays earlier this week.

“Kanye’s fetish with the homeless as ‘fashion muses’ [is] everything that is wrong with billionaires,” one Twitter user wrote.

“They no longer see the plight of people, they don’t see humans that are suffering, they see opportunities to be edgy’ and profit.”

Another added, “Why are the rich obsessed with looking poor? They love to play pretend.”

Kanye has returned to social media lately after a brief hiatus. Picture: Marc Piasecki/GC Images

However, one social media user speculated that West is selling clothes out of bags customers have to dig through “as a testament to the fact that he does not need fancy displays to sell a product.”

Reps for West did not respond to further request for comment.

The record producer’s collaboration hit stores in July.

The collection has received support online from West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, Lisa Rinna and her daughter Amelia Gray Hamlin, Lil Uzi Vert and more celebrities.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission