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Designer, Rick Owens

He has earned a cult following for his sharp, distressed leather jackets and an all-black, “grungy glamorous” aesthetic.

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Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014, September 26, 2013

BoF’s editor at large travels back in time to the designer’s affecting celebration of stepping culture.

Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014, September 26, 2013

BoF’s editor at large travels back in time to the designer’s affecting celebration of stepping culture.


Media

The New Wave of Fashion Criticism

Fashion commentary is thriving online in the form of memes, Tweets, Instagram story slideshows, lengthy videos and even 15-second TikTok clips. This season’s purely digital fashion shows could propel their popularity further.

Media

The New Wave of Fashion Criticism

Fashion commentary is thriving online in the form of memes, Tweets, Instagram story slideshows, lengthy videos and even 15-second TikTok clips. This season’s purely digital fashion shows could propel their popularity further.


News & Analysis

Announcing Josh Wood Colour, Slow Factory and Pitkin County Dry Goods

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

News & Analysis

Announcing Josh Wood Colour, Slow Factory and Pitkin County Dry Goods

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Fashion Week

Is Fashion Going Back to Normal?

The labels taking part in the Paris men’s showcase largely stuck to their aesthetic codes, presenting pragmatic and reassuring collections that felt like seeing an old friend, with some intriguing format twists, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Is Fashion Going Back to Normal?

The labels taking part in the Paris men’s showcase largely stuck to their aesthetic codes, presenting pragmatic and reassuring collections that felt like seeing an old friend, with some intriguing format twists, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson: 'I Don’t Care What the Industry Thinks Anymore'

'If you’re a brand now and you have no humility, no honesty, you’re completely screwed,' the designer tells Tim Blanks as they discuss Loewe's Spring 2020/2021 collection.

Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson: 'I Don’t Care What the Industry Thinks Anymore'

'If you’re a brand now and you have no humility, no honesty, you’re completely screwed,' the designer tells Tim Blanks as they discuss Loewe's Spring 2020/2021 collection.


Fashion Week

Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens

‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.

Fashion Week

Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens

‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.


Fashion Week

The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.

‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.

Fashion Week

The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.

‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.


Luxury

Telfar Clemens, Tommy Hilfiger and the State of American Fashion

BoF brings you a conversation between the designers Telfar Clemens and Tommy Hilfiger on the rise of their respective labels and the state of American fashion past and present, courtesy of System magazine.

Luxury

Telfar Clemens, Tommy Hilfiger and the State of American Fashion

BoF brings you a conversation between the designers Telfar Clemens and Tommy Hilfiger on the rise of their respective labels and the state of American fashion past and present, courtesy of System magazine.


Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Rick Owens on Why Fashion Shows Aren’t Going Away

The American designer talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about the future of the industry, sustainability and runway shows.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Rick Owens on Why Fashion Shows Aren’t Going Away

The American designer talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about the future of the industry, sustainability and runway shows.


News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Rick Owens

The designer has earned a cult following for his all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic. He joins BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about finding creativity and inspiration in a pandemic.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Rick Owens

The designer has earned a cult following for his all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic. He joins BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about finding creativity and inspiration in a pandemic.


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