Rick Owens Mens SS 2011 Paris - Page 5

ultimaratio · 08-01-2010, 02:27 AM

Uh, I could be looking at it the wrong way, but the skate-punk and urban street influences are more opaque this season than last. Dropped shorts, long t's, heavy footwear, it's all there. Maybe I'm crazy, but aren't the 'nun's habits' are looking more like do-rags? Structured coats become armoured jackets for the urban gangster? 'Contemporary' American sportswear from Paris, I think it's all real funny/subversive.

There's always been a clear dialogue between Rick's avant-garde and his origin, in that these references are integral to his vision, regardless of what he's doing. It's the soul operating underneath his menswear. Maybe it's less direct his women's clothing because there is less of a relationship between what he makes and wears himself? While it's totally possible to find his work compelling from an objective standpoint outside of his circle of references, I don't think it's possible for him to design his menswear and women's by the same approach. They're just two different worlds.

cjbreed · 08-03-2010, 05:33 PM

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Fade to Black · 08-03-2010, 05:35 PM

There is dissolution in his vision for men; his womens' is too sculpted to be so.

CUTUP · 08-03-2010, 08:44 PM

Agreed ^

The more narrow the road, the less room there is for drifting from the original path

08-03-2010, 05:35 PM	#83
Fade to Black Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,320	There is dissolution in his vision for men; his womens' is too sculpted to be so. __________________ the edge is so close to where we live

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08-01-2010, 02:27 AM	#81
ultimaratio Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 28	Uh, I could be looking at it the wrong way, but the skate-punk and urban street influences are more opaque this season than last. Dropped shorts, long t's, heavy footwear, it's all there. Maybe I'm crazy, but aren't the 'nun's habits' are looking more like do-rags? Structured coats become armoured jackets for the urban gangster? 'Contemporary' American sportswear from Paris, I think it's all real funny/subversive. There's always been a clear dialogue between Rick's avant-garde and his origin, in that these references are integral to his vision, regardless of what he's doing. It's the soul operating underneath his menswear. Maybe it's less direct his women's clothing because there is less of a relationship between what he makes and wears himself? While it's totally possible to find his work compelling from an objective standpoint outside of his circle of references, I don't think it's possible for him to design his menswear and women's by the same approach. They're just two different worlds.

08-03-2010, 05:33 PM	#82
cjbreed Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 593	^cjbreed approves of this post .

08-03-2010, 08:44 PM	#84
CUTUP Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 33	Agreed ^ The more narrow the road, the less room there is for drifting from the original path