Rick Owensis a Californianborn fashion designer based in Paris. His aesthetic is shaped by black & white movies & a decayed end of Hollywood boulevard, where he started his label in the nineties. His first runway show in 2001 sponsored by Vogue quickly led up to his 2002CFDA new talent award. His pieces are raw & edgy witharchitectural cutsand structuring. Rick Owenshas grown a large cult following for his signaturegrunge meets glamourlook. Almost 10 years on the label still offers a master class in clean cut minimalism, without forgetting the avant-garde edge. The AW13 Collectionis called Plinth, an architectural device to stabilize a monument or structure on the ground. Rick Owenshas said, Im always interested in architecture & what can make it modern or timeless or convincing. Architecture like Luigi Morreti, Louis Khanor Adolf Loos I focused on tailoring & my versions of strict black suiting. As architectural & severe as possible, what I considered the more essential shapes. To lighten up, some are embellished with extreme textures soft duvet lacing & cording like the formality, rigor & frivolity of the decoration on a wedding cake This collection was a celebration of some of my favourite things layers of old white t-shirts, black jackets & Wagner