Rick Owens is a designer who has become one of the most highly anticipated shows in Paris. His latest collection was inspired by Victorian fashion and the “elaborate modesty” of Queen Victoria’s reign.
The collection featured cloaks, skirts, parkas, and shearling pieces that had a ladylike grandeur, as well as “donut” padded pieces that were designed to be simple and reduce garments to their simplest shape. Denim and cowhide spike shouldered jackets, oversized pirarucu bombers and a powerful new orthopedic variation of his platform boots threw the collection into the designer’s over-the-top aesthetic while the central tension of the collection was Owens’ exploration of modesty in a collection that was typically charged with sexuality.
Additionally, Owens has a highly autobiographical element in his work, with models like Tyrone Dylan becoming a personification of his idealized youth.
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