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

 

"...Owens enigma as the last of the independent fashion designers, could be that sole perspective that is still driving him to create.  Incorporating the mystique of the feminine and the allure of the mysterious stranger, it is these backstories that sometimes can reveal, as a case study, more or less a fascinating element to his rise to fame.  And Owens holds true of that intriguing story of how the Rick Owens signature label evolved, to which I wrote an article in 2020 detailing Owens Los Angeles roots to the avant-garde stature that he has become.  Testament to his enduring fixture within the fashion industry.

And in this past to present spectrum, the Owens story is more relevant now as a visual statement of his uncompromising creativity, that one has to admire.  And this is where a clue is offered, to why he is so inwardly drawn by the more darker influences which represent his current styles.  In very much the same vein as the men's Fall 2024 showing, in which his collection showcased a compressed and protective overlay.  The insulated and padded looks, as aesthetics do offer that escape from the turmoil of life, or in Owens dynamicism, a perspective of what could be another world.  A better place than the one we currently all residing in, although not perfect.  It is at least a possible alternative.  Are we willing to explore?..."

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