Rick Owens' sophomore outing found the American designer in Paris easing up a bit from his previous show. There were gauzy, white long-sleeve tees, faded and repurposed denim used to create geometric shapes, and black nylon shirts. Pieces seemed to have fluidity : a zip-front leather vest paired with a soft-draping fabric hood; a messenger bag strap slung across the chest anchored a cloud of black fabric that resembled something between garbage bag and carbon paper. Zippers curved gracefully; a square white 'tail' of fabric fluttered from the rear waistband of pants. And then there was the footwear, the most memorable of which were eye-catching black-and-white high-top sneakers with leather pieces from shin to toe that make the feet look like suction cups.
Rick Owens is hardly your average all-American. But for this collection he paid tribute to his compatriots via gothic twists on American favorites. “I was quoted in an interview saying American tourists were ruining the Paris landscape with their fanny packs and their man bags, so this collection has leather jackets that have arms that zip off and the jacket becomes a bag". The designer piled dark denim jackets over lengthy tees, while pants were often cropped below the knee to show off chunky, boot-like sneakers. The homage even extended to jeans and fanny packs, worn under high-tech outerwear. Still, draped jerseys with transparent fronts are hardly for the average Joe.
Rick Owens is hardly your average all-American. But for this collection he paid tribute to his compatriots via gothic twists on American favorites. “I was quoted in an interview saying American tourists were ruining the Paris landscape with their fanny packs and their man bags, so this collection has leather jackets that have arms that zip off and the jacket becomes a bag". The designer piled dark denim jackets over lengthy tees, while pants were often cropped below the knee to show off chunky, boot-like sneakers. The homage even extended to jeans and fanny packs, worn under high-tech outerwear. Still, draped jerseys with transparent fronts are hardly for the average Joe.
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