More Rick Owens

Rick Owens is a daring and influential fashion designer who has recently experimented with new shapes, materials, and colors. This book of unpublished photographs showcases his men's and women's collections and features his collaboration with photographer Danielle Levitt. The book is a love letter to Owens's devoted following and showcases his grunge-meets-glamour worldview. It combines grace and grit with an obsession with structural transformation and movement, using translucent bovine leathers, brightly dyed snakeskin, and the hide of the pirarucu. Color is now firmly part of Owens's legendarium, and his newest provocations achieve a sublime unity in this essential volume.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Rick Owens, a renowned fashion designer, continues to push boundaries with his daring and influential creations. In recent seasons, he has experimented with new shapes, materials, and an unprecedented use of color, captivating his loyal fan base. This book, featuring entirely unpublished photographs, is a delightful surprise for those who admire Owens's work.

The book showcases both men's and women's collections, highlighting Owens's ongoing collaboration with photographer Danielle Levitt. It serves as an unabashed love letter to his dedicated followers, offering a glimpse into the evolution of his unique grunge-meets-glamour worldview.

The monograph takes readers on a visual journey, beginning with looks from Owens's homage to rock-and-roll designer Larry Legaspi. The frenzied pace continues through the pandemic, when Owens staged memorable shows on the Lido di Venezia. The book provides a close-up look at the continued evolution of Owens's style, which combines grace and grit with an obsession with structural transformation and movement.

Diaphanous, flowing shapes contrast with sharp objects, creating a formal invention that is matched by a mania for new and exotic materials. Transparent bovine leathers, brightly dyed snakeskin, and the hide of the pirarucu, a massive Amazonian fish, are applied to old and new icons of the brand. Color plays a significant role in Owens's legendarium, with a profligacy of pink, orange, blue, green, and iridescent hues now vying with his trademark black, oxblood, and dust.

Owens's newest provocations, grounded by the portraiture of Danielle Levitt, achieve a sublime unity in this essential volume. The book serves as a testament to Owens's enduring influence and his ability to surprise and delight his audience.

Weight: 1496g
Dimension: 330 x 255 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847873371