Rick Owens remains one of today's most daring and influential fashion designers. This new book of photographs chronicles an exceptionally prolific and transformative period in his career, during which he experimented with new forms, the application of new materials and an unprecedented use of color.
An unabashed love letter to one of the most devoted followers in contemporary fashion, this coffee table book extensively documents the men's and women's collections and showcases Owens' ongoing collaboration with photographer Danielle Levitt.
The book picks up where Rizzoli's previous monograph on Owens' work left off, with looks from his acclaimed homage to rock-and-roll designer Larry Legaspi that keep up a frenzied visual pace all the way to the pandemic, when Owens gave memorable shows at the Lido di Venezia.
Here the ongoing evolution of nearly three decades of Owens' "grunge-meets-glamour" worldview can be seen up close. Grace and grit combine with an obsession with structural transformation and movement, contrasting translucent, fluid forms with sharp objects. This formal invention is accompanied by a mania for new and exotic materials. The use of translucent cowhide, brightly dyed snakeskin and the skin of the pirarucu, a huge fish from the Amazon, is applied to old and new icons of the brand. Color is now an integral part of the Owens legendarium, and a profusion of pinks, oranges, blues, greens and iridescent hues now rival the trademark black, oxblood and fabric that has been part of the brand's palette since its inception.
Specifications
Title: More Rick Owens
Author: Danielle Levitt
Publisher: Rizzoli
Size: 330 x 255 x 23 mm
Size: 200 pages
Weight: 1496 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780847873371
