First Look: Rick Owens Fall 2011
Rick Owens would like to keep things simple this fall. “It’s about not overthinking it, deliberately not overthinking it, deliberately kind of pulling back from overthinking,” he said late one night in his studio. Then, catching his contradiction, “Almost making a tremendous effort not to overthink it,” he said with a smile.
Owens is happy because, almost a full 48 hours before showtime, things are in pretty good shape. (“We’ve been working with the same factory for ten years. If we haven’t learned something by now, we’d be real idiots.”) He’s also confident that he’s realized his goal: a collection filled with simple, straightforward shapes in easy-to-understand, easy-to-wear fabrics.
Silhouettes are big and boxy, but soft in cashmere and fur. Nothing tricky. His main outerwear statement will likely be capes (or cashmere sacks, as he called them) that encompass the body like a pod and reach the floor. As he sees it, “I think there’s something sexy about rejecting body-conscious clothes.”
March 02, 2011 10:31 a.m.
Rick Owens would like to keep things simple this fall. “It’s about not overthinking it, deliberately not overthinking it, deliberately kind of pulling back from overthinking,” he said late one night in his studio. Then, catching his contradiction, “Almost making a tremendous effort not to overthink it,” he said with a smile.
Owens is happy because, almost a full 48 hours before showtime, things are in pretty good shape. (“We’ve been working with the same factory for ten years. If we haven’t learned something by now, we’d be real idiots.”) He’s also confident that he’s realized his goal: a collection filled with simple, straightforward shapes in easy-to-understand, easy-to-wear fabrics.
Silhouettes are big and boxy, but soft in cashmere and fur. Nothing tricky. His main outerwear statement will likely be capes (or cashmere sacks, as he called them) that encompass the body like a pod and reach the floor. As he sees it, “I think there’s something sexy about rejecting body-conscious clothes.”
March 02, 2011 10:31 a.m.
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