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

 

"...Owens 'bubble' like insulated styles, viewed as a modification of traditional puffer jackets, is not a new concept for his designs.  Seen over the many years of reworking mountaineering looks, however as opposed to his men's Fall collection, the women's styles feel slightly more open and tailored, and less insulated and protective .  To which I have commented on previous women's collections from Owens, during and after the pandemic, there appears to be alignment with the Oracle or prophetic Witch.  That it be these necromancers of Doom, in which Owens has conjured, this time from a parallel universe.  Which would seem, is equally in disarray or as mentioned, has healed itself through a ritualised introspection.  These otherworldly enchantresses may indeed hold an arcane solution, to all the strife

The subversive and sadomasochistic undertone to Owens Fall 2024 showings remains, and seems more evident that past stylizations.  Also, the solid black contact lenses appear to be a constant accessory for Owens's runway shows.   Revealing a deeper mysticism to the devoid and its detachment of illumination.  The eyes become stygian, where light is absorbed, not reflected.  As the darkness can be, and is, a  place of pure meditation, further accentuating Owens's inclosed personification with his latest collections.

Shall we allow the darkness in, so we may see?"

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 Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2024/03/rick-owens-womens-fall-2024-paris.html  

(A.Glass 2024)