Rick Owens F/W 06.07 Paris

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I am in love with this collection - the take on double breasted jackets is beautiful. The use of materials is interesting.

 

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All pics from vogue.co.uk

 

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PARIS, February 26, 2006 – With all those layers of wool felt, cashmere, and fur blanketing the runways in New York and Milan, this is Rick Owens’ moment. Few designers do dark quite like he does, and he played to his strengths for fall with such items as an extraordinary, apocalyptic black puffer coat that looked as if it were sewn from an inflated life raft. Who knows if it’ll float, but it hugged the torso like a dream, its lapels rising almost to the chin then cutting away just above the waist to a tapered back.

Owens worked less statement-making fabrics into similar body-framing shapes. Some of his best jackets came in silvery linen inset with shrunken vests of peachy-gold washed leather. Those orchid-petal lapels he did last season? They’ve blossomed into double-breasted jackets.

The designer had stripped away some of his familiar goth affectations—notably, the models’ ghostly white makeup—but he didn't stay away from that aforementioned dark side for long. It appeared in the form of felted wool boleros trimmed with ruffles of knit and worn over high-waisted cropped pants, as well as in a series of almost minimal suits—the straight seams of which set them apart from his signature bias-cut fare. It also materialized in a trio of drapey black evening dresses. Slit down to there, the gowns' easy, billowing forms made a lovely counterpoint to the rigor of Owens' daywear.

Review from style.com

 

[Pastry]

i was just going to say, the jackets and coats are very successful imo...as are the two dresses at the end...

 

[veroon]

those jackets look incredible!!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

All of the black looks are AWESOME! He's really hit the mark with this one. I'll have to see more but so far so good!

 

[caryanne]

I love the sand and grey pieces, they are so beautiful and organic they remind me of sea shells. my favs vogue.co.uk:

 

[susie_bubble]

All of the black looks are AWESOME! He's really hit the mark with this one. I'll have to see more but so far so good!

I posted the whole collection.

 

[ms.jade]

YES! Totally love it! The material seems brilliant...
I would wear nearly every piece. Absolutely my kind of style!

 

[brian]

oh, rick... ... very beautiful, as usual....

ps: happy 2006th post, susie!

 

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^OMG! I completely did not notice! Eeek.....way too much tfs-ing!

 

[Caffeine]

wow he is doing better each season. The cropped pants+boots look reminds me Ann Demulemeester's AW05 collection-needless to say I love that balanced look. His jackets are always to die for

 

[Estella*]

I love the sand and grey pieces, they are so beautiful and organic they remind me of sea shells.

that's what i was thinking, too.

thanks for the pictures susie!

 

[Manuva]

Verry nice, I really like the black boots, and the shape of them.

 

[faust]

this is nice, but I think I am finally getting a little bored. I'm sure the fabrics are exquisite, though.

 

[Scott]

funny you say you're getting bored...I never got the broo-hah-hah over him. This looks so much better to me. Less like Demeulemeester and less of that overt Goth Goddess look. This is really beautiful. It's all quite strong. Really enjoy his use of the gold metallics. *soft spot* Even the knicker trousers...not matter how mainstream those are becoming.

Thanks Susie

 

[JJohnson]

It looks very well tailored yet it has the Parisian touch...I LOVE IT

 

[Baizilla]

love it

 

[5AvenueMarceau]

funny you say you're getting bored...I never got the broo-hah-hah over him. This looks so much better to me. Less like Demeulemeester and less of that overt Goth Goddess look.

I agree completely!