Fashionista.com has an interesting little anecdote from Kanye West’s bodyguard, who gripes about losing sleep staying up until dawn every night with Kanye West as they globe hop during Fashion Week.
The bodyguard tells The Fashionista that his hard work (and patience dealing with Kanye) will pay off this week in Paris when he cops a free pair of Louis Vuitton sneakers that haven’t even hit the streets yet.
We should all be so lucky to be inconvenienced by Kanye.
When I told him the Topshop venue was my favorite because it’s the only chance to eat during the whole week and they practically pour champagne down your throat he said, “Don’t worry, you’ve got one more show here tonight and three tomorrow.”
Then he asked if I’d covered New York.
“Yes,” I said. “I’m kind of exhausted but London’s my favorite.”
“Well I bet you don’t have to go to the after-parties and all that shit, too.”
“Yeah, actually I do. And then I have to go home and write about all of it,” I answered.
“But you don’t party like we do. We’re out til 4am partying our asses off.”
“Um, I’m sorry. Don’t you get to sleep in?”
“No man, Kanye’s not like other rappers. It’s up at 9 and hard work. Like we have to go to Paris after this.”
“Me too. Life is so rough.”
“I don’t really want to go but it’s the only way I’m getting my Louis sneakers. It’s a bitch I gotta roll all the way to Paris but it’s the only way Jacques* will sneak me my pair before the whole world gets them. And then we gotta roll back to Los Angeles to shoot a video like the next day. Life’s busy with Kanye.” [LINK]
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