Kanye: 'Gays really know how to dress'

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Kanye West has revealed that he looks to gay men for fashion inspiration.

The rapper admitted that he "quickly" checks out gays to see what they are wearing.

"Gays know how to dress but you got to peep at them really quick because if they see you looking at them they might think you're looking at them in another way, so you have to keep looking away. If they catch you staring it's like, 'No dog, I'm looking at the gear!'" he said in an interview.

"People always try to discredit gays altogether but they really know how to dress. They dress good."

West added that some straight men are also able to dress fashionably, saying: "Because you can dress good don't make you gay."

He recently revealed that he will be launching a range of footwear with fashion house Louis Vuitton.