Rick Owens

Rick Owens @ The Palais Royal-Rick Owens is an American designer who made his name in L.A. He was hired by a french house and established himself in Paris. His designs are what the french might call "sauvage". It is a mixture of hard and soft, raw and refined. His color palette is muted greys, beiges and blacks, but his look is strong. Washed leathers with multiple zippers. Jewelry shaped like bones, yet it is so luxurious. It might sound biker at first but no biker has ever looked this sophisticated. I was not a fan at first and admit his clothes are not really my style, but once I walked by and saw his store displaying, on a monitor, Identikit, a strange and rare 1974 film staring Elizabeth Taylor, with an appearance by Andy Warhol. Anyone willing to show that film in their store had to be working on a different level than most people. I developed a new respect from that moment on.