Excerpt: RICK OWENS. MENSWEAR SPRING 2023 - PARIS FASHION WEEK (A.Glass 2022)

 

"...Could doomsday be a metaphor for change?   Since everything is going to end anyway, what not embrace the end while creating  the beginning, within that moment.  Regardless of philosophical and religious believes, doomsday could already be thrusted upon us regardless by Nature and the pandemic could be the first sign that we, as a biological species walking the Earth, are in trouble.  

Owens Spring 2023 showing, using his stalwart backdrop of the Palais De Tokyo in all of its art deco grandeur, keeps in lock step within the monolithic and tomb like atmosphere of the 1930's façade,  that has indeed reflected a many of Rick Owens themes of life and death, destruction and rebirth.  Utilizing  three metallic flaming orbs hoisted into the air via a mechanical crane, as the models walk around the ceremonial  fountain area of the Palais De Tokyo, each orb was dropped into the water and its flames extinguished.   Explained by Owens that each spherical represents a burning Earth, as it repeats the cycle of destruction and creation..."

Full review: https://chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2022/06/rick-owens-menswear-spring-2023-paris.html