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Kanye West Accuses Gap of Copying Yeezy Gap x Balenciaga, Blasts Them on Social Media

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Kanye West wants answers. The rapper accused Gap of copying designs from his Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collection.The Chicago native, 45, took his complaint to Instagram on Wednesday, August 31, sharing a screenshot of a conversation he had with a friend.

In the message thread, West’s pal sent the Grammy winner a link to a navy blue Gap T-Shirt. “This is Gap copying — YGEEB,” the unidentified person said of the design, which featured the Gap logo plastered across the bodice.

The hitmaker agreed, responding: “Exactly.”He continued: “Do you want me to post this text message?” Alongside the screenshot, West wrote: “But they canceled the photo shoot with my kids in Japan without me knowing.” Gap has not yet publicly addressed West’s accusations.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)The “Graduation” artist teamed up with Balenciaga’s creative director and longtime friend, Demna, on the eight-piece Yeezy Gap collection.

The line included two drops, which were unveiled in February and May, respectively.Included in the collection are hoodies, T-shirts, long sleeves, sweatpants and denim.

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