Rick Owens S/S 09 Paris

[the-smiths]

hideous.

[fouroclock]

I wouldn't be quick to dismiss this collection since it does show a smart, subtle way of layered fabric but this isn't the wardrobe I'd expect even on a homeless person.

[Alejandro]

i think this collection is really beautiful, minus the head- and footwear. the jacket and vest with the knotted detail are must haves, as are the faux croc vests!! this is really my fave rick owens in a while.

[shirleebee]

STYLE.COM

PARIS, September 28, 2008
By Sarah Mower
The sensation of filing past the black-lipped, pale-skinned gatekeepers at Rick Owens' show is akin to that of gaining entry to a sect gathering. You sit down, a whoosh of dry ice fills the room, and there they are on the runway, Owens' bewimpled women in black, or, as he named them this time, the "Priestesses of Longing."

Somehow the vaporous ritualism of the beginning of Owens' show seemed to link up with the primitivism (cave people, tribalism, that sort of thing) that's emerging from the fashion ether this season. Still, it's not an idea to get too spooked by: As strange as the headgear and trash-bag wrapped footwear may be on his runway, the clothes call to a far wider following than the members of a mere insider cult.

That may not be particularly obvious from the nude-panneled back-baring halters and floppy all-in-ones that came at the start. But Owens' real secret is the fact that among the twists, turns, cutouts, and asymmetries of his (mainly) black bias-cut design there's so much that's so wearable. With this collection, he filtered an almost old-school couture elegance into the mix: a jacket knotted into the torso, a high-waisted A-line coat, chic trumpet-leg pants, sleeves cut with jutting fins in the upper arm, and something that looked like a cross between a bandanna knot and a couture bow as closures.

[Navygreen]

ORLY Rick Owen?
Ugly shoes.
Boring collection.
I bet they'll be terribly overpriced as well.
Hype hype hype that's all I see.

[kiddokiddo]

Absolutely stunning, and the detail shots are to die for, thank you Mullet It's a bit pared down from last season, airier without losing his signature lines, cuts, twists and drapes. It's perfection. RO shoes have always been a challenge recently but they could work in the right settings and stylings. I adore them as usual, I reckon some of them maybe spats??

[DuTTyRoCK112]

Rick is one of my favorite designers but I think his shows are very distracting and poorly styled. I ''get'' it but that doesn't mean it works for me.

[elegantly_wasted]

i have mixed feelings, it gives off an egyptian slavery vibe, a monotonous voice... i think the way he presented his collection clouded the entire intricacy of his pieces.. bells and whistles really.. those head dresses were too distracting and unflattering.. how am i suppose to actually see the clothes when those awful things are taking away from the entire collection..

then again, without them the collection wouldn't be what it is.... thus mixed feelings... i dont hate it but i'm not hysterical over it either.. im as neutral as the colours used.

[elegantly_wasted]

Originally Posted by DuTTyRoCK112

Rick is one of my favorite designers but I think his shows are very distracting and poorly styled. I ''get'' it but that doesn't mean it works for me.

THANK YOU!

[Spike413]

^ I fee exactly the same way Dutty. The pieces are always beautiful when you see them out of context. His draped pieces are always tdf, and those knotted jackets and vests Alejandro pointed out are just gorgeous, but unfortunately I'm usually distracted, or even put off by the styling in his shows.

[elegantly_wasted]

I know! I mean you can look up some awesome styling done with RO items on polyvore and indeed they usually involve his pieces being the centre focus... he just needs to grasp that.

[Benzo]

This collection looks a bit of conceptual, not to say inspirational.

[Mia S-M]

haha it looks good. and it is a original fashion production

[luckyme]

the shoes will most likely be a simple cross front sandal, the half chap looks to be a piece of leather that is wrapped around the calf and is a show piece.

all in all, most of it is interesting (especially the last half of the show), but the skirts remind me of txell miras from 2007 fall/winter. I just hope he uses decent fabrics that hold up and arent flimsy like he has in the past.

[Master Wood]

I'm not overly impressed with the show, but the clothes are a stylists dream, I got into Rick Owens simply because of the way Pat Field dressed Emily in the Devil Wears Prada. It's a unique mix, of edginess, intellect, and glamour, which are hard statements to balance. There are many interesting things I've picked out of the collection already which would look just as appropriate on the street, as it would at the Crillon!!! Good stuff!!!