Balmain Creative Director Explains Why Kanye Wore Ripped Jeans To The Met Gala

When Kanye West arrived at the Met Gala on Monday night wearing ripped denim jeans, we have to say we were a bit underwhelmed.

The Met Gala is the perfect opportunity to take risks on the red carpet - just look at will.i.am's robot outfit and Zayn's Terminator arms - but Kanye decided to stick to a casual pair of denims and a pair of bizarre blue contact lenses.

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Now the man behind the outfit, Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing, who also dressed Kim Kardashian, Cindy Crawford, Alessandra Ambrosio and six other famous faces, has spoken out about Kanye's casual ensemble, claiming the rapper insisted on wearing the double-denim outfit on the night.

“Kanye decided to put Kanye in denim,” Rousteing told Vanity Fair.

“That’s what I love about Kanye: when he knows and he wants something, I love that he believes in it.”

However while Rousteing let Kanye's creativity spill into the ensemble, he recalls insisting that the Famous rapper's outfit be made more couture.

“I think it’s great, and I want to go really all the way—we need to make this denim look couture," he told West.

He went on to claim West's denim idea was pure "genius" and understands why he and Kim were named Vogue's best dressed couple of the night.

“When you bring Kanye on the red carpet, wearing denim, and you still bring couture to the next level—I mean, it makes the Met way younger, and I love that," he said.