Kanye West Gives His Blessing To Use "N**gas In Paris" As Name Of French Clothing Line Collection
Founder of French clothier A.P.C. Jean Touitou has decided to name part of his new 2015 fall/winter collection “N**as In Paris”, named after the premier single on ‘Ye and Jay’s monumental collabo album Watch The Throne. Thing is, Mr. West just gave Touitou his blessing.
Jean Touitou, who is also a good friend of the Hip Hop icon, says that the Jay-Z/Kanye album and the cult film Last Tango In Paris inspired the controversial name. I call this one look Last N****s in Paris. Why? Because it’s the sweet spot when the hood meets Bertolucci’s movie Last Tango in Paris. So that’s ‘N****s in Paris’ and Last N****s in Paris. [Nervous laughter from audience.] Oh, I am glad some people laughed with me. Yes, I mean, it’s nice to play with the strong signifiers. The Timberland here is a very strong ghetto signifier. In the ghetto, it is all the Timberlands, all the big chain. Not at the same time—never; it’s bad taste. So we designed Timberlands with Timberland.
Touitou said in a Style.com interview that when he ran the idea by West over a year ago, his reported reply was, “I love this vibe”.
When it comes to shock value, Kanye West is never one to disappoint
Founder of French clothier A.P.C. Jean Touitou has decided to name part of his new 2015 fall/winter collection “N**as In Paris”, named after the premier single on ‘Ye and Jay’s monumental collabo album Watch The Throne. Thing is, Mr. West just gave Touitou his blessing.
Jean Touitou, who is also a good friend of the Hip Hop icon, says that the Jay-Z/Kanye album and the cult film Last Tango In Paris inspired the controversial name. I call this one look Last N****s in Paris. Why? Because it’s the sweet spot when the hood meets Bertolucci’s movie Last Tango in Paris. So that’s ‘N****s in Paris’ and Last N****s in Paris. [Nervous laughter from audience.] Oh, I am glad some people laughed with me. Yes, I mean, it’s nice to play with the strong signifiers. The Timberland here is a very strong ghetto signifier. In the ghetto, it is all the Timberlands, all the big chain. Not at the same time—never; it’s bad taste. So we designed Timberlands with Timberland.
Touitou said in a Style.com interview that when he ran the idea by West over a year ago, his reported reply was, “I love this vibe”.
