Dressmaker Don C sat down with the Ghetto Runways podcast for an intensive two-part interview not too long ago and spoke on how he met Ye and the late Virgil Abloh. He credited music govt John Monopoly with initially connecting everyone.
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“John put me on, put Ye on, and put Virgil on,” he stated about Monopoly. “And John deliberately launched me to Ye and Virgil… At 14, 15 years outdated, this man John Monopoly is like, ‘Man, I acquired a cousin, man, he into style, if he add some sh—t to what you doing Ye, you gonna be on one other stage.’”
He additionally spoke on the viral style picture of himself, Ye, Virgil, Fonzworth Bentley, Taz Arnold, and Chris Julian at Paris Style Week in 2009, and revealed they took the picture to make an announcement for not being let right into a venue. “Man, we had been simply attempting to specific ourselves. After I have a look at that image now, we was lookin’ loopy,” he began. “We had the braveness to do this, so I’m blissful we did. It opened the doorways for everyone.” He then stated the image was Ye’s concept. “Ye was a real visionary as a result of he was intentional about it… He was saying like, ‘Man, we gotta get these pics, too, as a result of it’s gonna be like moments in historical past.’”
Including, “We couldn’t get into style reveals after we first began desirous to go to style reveals. However being from Chicago, a man from the nightlife neighborhood, you understand how to parking zone pimp. You understand how to clown on the door… I don’t know if you happen to discover, however that avenue shot wasn’t at no style present. That was exterior a style present. We was simply making a motion as a result of they wouldn’t allow us to in. And guess who allow us to in? Karl Lagerfeld.”
Don C additionally talked about that he’s working with John Monopoly about correctly telling his story, in order that his pal can get his flowers.
You possibly can watch the complete interview right here and right here.
