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 Owens has grown a large cult following for his signaturegrunge meets glamourlook. His diffusion line DRKSHDWfocuses the same aesthetics, gravitating around denim.