
Rick Owens
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Rick Owens
His creations suggest aesthetic rigor and a certain distinguished yet casual spirituality, a
style at odds with the predominate aesthetic of his native city of Los Angeles. e designer
has fashioned a personal name for himself to defi ne his style: Glunge. at is, a combina-
tion of glamour-slash-grunge, the fusion of elegance and insouciance, a refi ned version of
grunge and Belgian deconstrucionism with a certain nostalgic nod to the most classical
elegance.
is unusual designer studied painting at Otis Parsons Art Institute in Los Angeles, after
which he devoted two years to learning patterning and cutting techniques. ...