On Monday, a TMZ reporter approached Kanye at LAX and asked the rapper whether he would make Yeezys cheaper. “You really need to lower the prices of your clothes man, I want to wear them but they’re too expensive,” the reporter said, speaking on behalf of all of us who can’t afford thousand-dollar apparel. Kanye cracked a rare smile and assured the reporter that he would lower the prices for Yeezy Season 3. Although the release of Kanye’s newest season of clothing hasn’t been scheduled yet, we’re optimistic about 2016.
Let’s not forget, Yeezy Season 1 offered ready to wear ranging from $210 for a camo t-shirt to $3,958 for a long shearling coat. When the prices for Kanye’s clothing line came out, most people were pretty shocked; the steep pricing didn’t really connect with Kanye’s self-proclaimed intention to democratize fashion for the masses.
But Kanye had his reasons for the price point. In an interview with SHOWStudio last October, Kanye said, “I’m not H&M, I don’t have giant factories. How can I get the price point to what I need it to be if I’m running an eight-person design team…I’m saying it’s going to take time to get there.” It seems like Kanye has it in his long-term plan to follow through on his vision and make his clothing accessible to everybody. We’re hoping that’s going to take place in Season 3.