EXCERPT: RICK OWENS. MEN'S FALL 2024 - PARIS FASHION WEEK

 

"...Owens, as one of the last of the Avant-garde designers, is a particularly poignant reference, within the reemergence of the said aesthetic which occured from the early 2000s.  Inspired mostly by Japanese designers Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo, who can lay claim to the trend dating back to 1977. But as a niche fashion market, these artisan styles with their rustic and futuristic overtures, would indeed struggle to attain market viability.  Be it the costs regardless of being a fashion designer, despite its romanticism, is an extraordinary expensive ambition.  In all hope of an exclusive clientele list and buyers interest, time and money is the challenge, that cast many to the wayside.  And if you do not have connections, without any compromise.  A brand's survival rate is quite low.  So, it is commendable that Owens has held his own line for over two decades.

Another noted aspect to Owens unique stylisations, is that he rarely crosses over into fluidity between masculine and feminine styles.  The shows, are quite distinguished.  With his male ensembles fixed deeply, at least in a homoerotic manifestation, within the masculine..."

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Full review: https://chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2024/01/rick-owens-mens-fall-2024-paris-fashion.html

 (A.Glass 2024)