Cult designer, Rick Owens is known as something of a rebel in the fashion world who continuously pushes boundaries andaddresses difficult social issues but women wearing women was something we didn’t see coming.
You might remember his menswear show from earlier this year which revealed the male models’ penises on the catwalk.
As he continues to surpass his previous shows, this season was no exception. For its spring/summer 2016 womenswear show during Paris Fashion Week the New-York based designer had models walk the catwalk with other models clinging to their backs, strapped upside-down, with arms and legs hanging like they were some sort of accessory - human backpacks if you will - both models (the one walking, and the one hanging) were sporting the designer’s latest collection - a tricky one for those models cast to take part in the show, we think.
But whilst it undoubtedly got everyone talking, it had a deeply symbolic meaning, referring to women’s ability to support and nurture each other in a strong sisterhood.
“In the Spring men’s collection which shares the same name (Cyclops), that focussed vision was propulsive and aggressive. When applied to women’s, I see that focussed vision being more about nourishment, sisterhood/motherhood and regeneration,” explained Owens.
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