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Tim's Take | Rick Owens Autumn/Winter 2017

Watch Tim Blanks speak with Rick Owens about his Autumn/Winter 2017 collection, a leaner and more youthful collection than anything he's shown before.

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  • Tim Blanks

PARIS, France  —  "If you don't know who I am, it's bonkers." Number One Reason to love Rick Owens: devastating clarity about self. Watching his parade of caped, patched, trussed models on Thursday night, you couldn't help but wonder how liberally your sense of surrender would be shared by your non-fashion family. But that's art. Some people get it, most people don't. Their loss. Watch Tim Blanks interview here.

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