Rick Owens

King of avant-garde gothic glamour and deconstructed silhouettes, Rick Owens was born in 1960s conservative California. His Catholic education instilled a love of robes and drapery within him along with a penchant for rebellion and his signature irreverent aesthetic. Citing architecture and utopian ideals as his greatest influences, the designer’s fashion empire is entirely independent and he creates every item under his name himself.