Excerpt: RICK OWENS. SPRING 2023 - PARIS FASHION WEEK

 

"...And maybe it will be that illusive counterculture, which will be fearless and enduring in our demise, not as reckless consumers, but rather living life aware that doomsday is nigh.  However, it is hard to visually guess the theme of Owens latest collection, but it follows on from the Spring 2023 men's styles, with a mix of light, dark and the esoteric, with its airiness of tulle and sheer looks, influenced by his interest in Egyptology.   Returning to the Paris's Palais De Tokyo, within its Art Deco foundation to which Owens could be piecing together is own take on the occult, drawing in, very much like the Hermetic Order of the late 1800's, by utilizing Egyptian mythology as an occultist guide.   Also noted is Owens, for the first time, crafting couture styled ballroom dresses, seen in lust red and stygian black. Is this a prelude to Owens attempting a couture collection late in his career?"   

Owens Spring 2023 array is less harsh than previous collections of the last two years, yet it feels more ethereal, spiritual and accepting." 

Full review:  https://chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2022/09/rick-owens-spring-2023-paris-fashion.html

(A.Glass 2022)