Excerpt: Rick Owens. Spring/Summer Mens 2026 - Paris Fashion Week

"...And ironically, Owens latest showing for Spring/Summer 2026 is titled "Temple", reiterating in a slew of shows since the 2020 pandemic, Owens interest in the esoterica, the oracle, and the foreboding, when turmoil, lead to further turmoil, very much through our flaws to galvanize fears and prejudices as a motivation tool, yet ultimately it becomes self destructive in the end.  Yes, we have entered an era of renewed fascism, which was had been strewing for over Two decades, and now has landed, flattening out society, with many stuck in their loops of repetition, unable to counterculture the impact.  Is there any hope for us?

Owens isn't asking this question, but rather he has supercharged the masculine once again, which has been seen in earlier showings of the past decade, morphing between the vampiric, sobre, withdrawn and self protected male, insulated in layers of padded clothing, to the intensity of the male warrior.  The bare chested rebel, the adventure, aggressive and impulsive, with a dark overlay.  The killer.   Trench coats, leather biker jackets, chains, with tighter, less drapey looks, with styles contouring over muscle and physical energy.  It is not a pretty collection..."

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(A.Glass 2025)

Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/06/rick-owens-springsummer-mens-2026-paris.html