Kanye West defends selling Yeezy and Gap collab in construction bags

Kanye West's new Yeezy and Gap collection is being displayed in shops in large construction bags for customers to dig through.

People on Twitter have said things such as "Who buys a crappy sweatshirt for $340, garbage bags aside?!" and, "yeezy crap!! Deserves to be in garbage bags!"

After backlash on Twitter for the rapper and designers choice with people describing them as “trash bags”, Kanye has appeared on Fox News to make a statement defending his creative decision.

Speaking to Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn, Kanye said this was “God’s plan” for him to be on the show and that he felt “misrepresented and misunderstood”.

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“I’m an innovator, and I’m not here to sit up and apologise about my ideas,” says West adding that: “This is not a joke, this is not a game, this is not just some celebrity collaboration. This is my life. I’m fighting for a position to be able to change clothing and bring the best design to the people.”

The new line was inspired by “the children” and “the homeless,” according to a now-deleted Instagram post by West, which the Los Angeles Times reported.

Earlier this month, Kanye accused Adidas of creating "Yeezy Day" — an annual day where the sportswear brand will "re-release" iconic sneakers from the Yeezy archive — without his permission.

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On the fourth annual Yeezy Day, which took place yesterday, August 2, a number of limited edition Yeezy trainers were released on the Adidas website to expecting fans, resulting in an app crash as thousands flocked to the site to purchase Ye’s branded shoes.

Watch Kanye's full interview on Fox News below.

Becky Buckle is Mixmag's Video and Editorial Assistant, follow her on Twitter