THE WEEK IS ALMOST OVER!

Rick Owens Week is almost over. So it took almost a month, what? You care? That's the way it is, sometimes a week takes a month. But we must give Rick his due. Plus, I can hardly leave the Halloween photos up forever.

These mannequins are hanging out in Barneys NY. They've got an area all to themselves in which they can parade this way and that in all their RO glory. Note the subtle tones of ashes, lead and dead wood, signature RO colors. I don't care for the long skirt, it looks dowdy. Maybe if she had actual shoes on instead of white wedge-shaped feet, that would help.

These clothes are incredibly comfortable, soft, stretchy and cuddly. I love them all, but my favorites are the dramatic coats and jackets. More to come, as it is Saturday.

Ciao.

RICK OWENS BOOTS FROM MARS

O.K., you've heard of those '70's staples Moon Boots? These Rick Owens boots are like from Mars! They are so crazy-ugly, they're cool. When I first saw them, I thought they were the ugliest things I'd ever seen, but they've grown on me and I find myself fascinated with their soft-sculptural qualities.

I wonder what kind of comments I'd get if I wore these boots for a day. "Interesting..." would only begin to cover it.

Off to figure out how to get my photos to stop being so lazy...

A bientot.

"Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick!"

Welcome to Rick Owens Week! They always say, write about what you know, and I know this: I love Rick Owens. I love Rick Owens soooo much, I'm giving him a whole week, and that's just because I don't have enough material for a Rick Owens Year.





Rick is one of those designers whom all the Fashion Insiders already know about but anyone I actually know has never heard of. Well THAT will all change with RO Week. I personally discovered Rick several years ago when I spotted his architecturally engineered pieces smooshed into a small corner of some magazine.





The outfits here are classic RO: multi-layered, dust-colored, parts which hug the body and at the same time, parts which flare away. This is the full RO effect, but you could deconstruct the look and pair any of the parts with your favorite jeans and t-shirt.



Yeah, especially the boots, right?

Red fencing mask (face cage?) optional...

And by the way, the shorter jacket is a Helmut Lang piece, a line I also loved before Helmut himself stopped designing it. Note the repeated layering and the subtle gradations of gray. Rick is also know for combining different kinds of materials in the same piece, usually sticking to his ashes & dust palette for a sophisticated effect.

This is not an outfit you are going to see coming and going!


(photos: Vogue)