Rick Owens
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Rick Owens
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18 November 1961 Porterville, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Otis/Parsons, Los Angeles Trade Tech, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards | Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, 2007, Fashion Group International Rule Breaker Award, 2007, CFDA Perry Ellis Emerging Talent Award, 2002 |
| Labels | Rick Owens, Palais Royal, DRKSHDW, Rick Owens Lilies |
Richard Saturnino Owens (born November 18, 1962), known as Rick Owens, is an American fashion designer from Porterville, California.
Owens was raised in Porterville, California, a childhood that was unhappy and generally isolating. Upon reaching adulthood and graduating high school, Owens moved to Los Angeles, where he became immersed into the alternative and drug scenes. Owens studied fashion design at Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles, for two years before dropping out and taking pattern-making and draping courses at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, leading to work in the garment industry doing knock-offs of designer clothing. During this time, Owens wore a daily uniform consisting of 'tight black jeans, black platforms, a black T-shirt and a leather jacket'.
His own label, begun in 1994, found a following, selling exclusively to Charles Gallay, a pioneering Los Angeles retailer who kept Owens in business for several years.
Working and producing in Europe led him to his move from Los Angeles to Paris and show during the Paris collections. He also began his longstanding collaboration with stylist Panos Yiapanis, who has been working with Owens on all his catwalk shows to date.
Owens’ pieces have proved highly collectable since 2005. Owens had only created a series of bespoke pieces for his bunker-style LA loft, but when he moved to Paris, he was snapped up by local dealer Philippe Jousse. Eight years on, now signed to the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, and currently exhibiting in London, he is demonstrating not only serious intent in this field but considerable talent.
In 2010 Owens presented his 'furniture' design for the first time.
In 2013 'the godfather of brutal chic' exhibited his 'Prehistoric' collection at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. Owens' design colour palette in this seven piece collection stretches from white to black, stopping nowhere in between. "The show is entitled 'Prehistoric' – a name that reflects its inspiration, the origins of humanity, <…> it recalls a mysterious ancient civilisation. Its aura is one of spiritual ritual, archaic ceremony and supreme power”.
"With "Prehistoric," Owens examines the enduring nature of furniture as opposed to clothing. Unlike fashion, great product design is not subject to a rapidly moving, season-based calendar. Rather, it provides an enduring visual anchor for domestic spaces", - writes Details (magazine).
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