Excerpt: RICK OWENS SPRING 2024 - PARIS FASHION WEEK.

"Rick Owens cult like oblivion marches on, until it doesn't.   As a long time reviewer of a many of his runway shows over the years, one has to be aware that any crescendo of the Owens template, is also a renewal of his creative prowess.  In its metaphor of death and its rebirth.  Such were his Oracles of Doom, which have been his ready-to-wear collections to date, particularly during and after the COVID-19 pandemic on the beaches of Lido, Venice, and at his beloved tomb like setting of the Palais de Tokyo.  Owens's signature brand is of course his own gothic imprint, honed and crafted since his debut show in New York 2002.  There is no doubting his collections are becoming darker.   

And as noted with my Fall 2023 review, the men's styles are now morphing into his sibyls of the feminine.  Yet, in a clever manner, Owens has ensured that the masculine and the feminine hold a distinctiveness.  As a visual representation of duality, with the subtle fluidity complementing each other within its stygian embrace.  Yes, we are living in very dark times..."

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Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2023/06/rick-owens-spring-2024-paris-fashion.html   

(A.Glass 2023)