Celebrity Interns: Kanye West to be Louis Vuitton or Raf Simons’ protege?

Kanye West is the latest celebrity to hop on the interning is now officially cool train. Apparently, Kanye wants to intern for fashion power houses Louis Vuitton or Raf Simons and apply that experience to launch his highly anticipated fashion line.

Simons tells the NY Times:

“I was blown away from the planet when he told me. I know he’s very serious about this — I don’t take it as a joke — but how can I imagine him being my intern? It’s a very extreme situation.”

If Mr. West follows through, and there’s no reason to doubt the man, then he’ll be joining the ranks of recent celeb interns such as musician Ryan Adams and hockey star Sean Avery. Adams interned for the style & culture magazine Blackbook (publicity stunt!) and Avery landed an internship at Vogue. Did any of them walk away with some sort of valuable experience to further their career? Probably not, but that is why Kanye is capitalizing on becoming a fashion protege. Kanye says:

“I want to and will be the real thing. I will not just be a ‘celebrity designer.’ ”

Erasing his celebrity status is looking grim, but Kanye may very well be the first true celebrity intern. After dropping out of Chicago State University, Kanye moved on to become a successful musician and hip-hop mogul with an entrepreneurial spirit. His fashion line could have easily launched three years ago but with the advice and mentoring from a fashion industry leader, the Marc Jacobs, Polo and American Apparel inspired clothing company has a promising future.