From the Chiasmus archive: "Rick Owens. Spring 2024 - PAris Fashion Week."

 

"When I was in high school, I had an eye test and it was discussed that I am colorblind.  And I remember the person who assigned the test for me, said that I wouldn't be able to become an electrician.  I thought to myself at the time, Who wants to be an electrician?  Anyway, I dismissed the diagnoses as nothing.  And in 2021, I had another eye examination and recent color blind test, to which it was reiterated to me again, that I am indeed colorblind.  And it makes sense, as I do see most colours as a dull shade, the green grass looks dulled and the blue sky seems washed out.  Hence why, in my art, hues are exaggerated and so are the details, which I adore.   Better still, it was discovering that colours, for the non-colour blind, can wash out intricacies, and I remember five years ago, after several drinks, sitting on the grass of a local park, walking off and realizing that I had left my home keys on that grassy spot.  Suffice to say, the keys were found by me, because they stood out, amongst the dull greenery.  

So, where am I going with all this insight into my so-called visual 'flaw'.  Well, Rick Owens Spring 2024 collection has very much fallen within a spectrum of hues.  While predominantly mixed with his trademark black inclinations, which is not actually a colour as it can exist without light, black  naturally can tone down colors.  And Owens has always utilized the achromatized as a template for his stylizations, representing its sleek, intricate and defined expression throughout his stark landscape..."

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(A.Glass 2023)

Full review:  chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2023/09/rick-owens-spring-2024-paris-fashion.html