Rick Owens presents 'Babel,' the spring/summer 2019 men's collection in Paris. Owens offers a few points to consider for the collection:
SS19 BABEL
TOWER OF BABEL
CONFUSION
TATLIN’S TOWER
STRUCTURE VS CONFUSION
CONSTRUCTIVISM VS CHAOS
SHARP SHOULDERED TAILORING IN SUMMER WOOLS OR WAXED LINEN WITH SLIM SHARPLY CREASED ARMS IN SHEER CRISP SILK GAZAR.
WASHED DENIM JACKETS — CROPPED, OR LONG WITH SHARP SHOULDER PADS.
FORK-CAPED TRENCHES IN LIGHT COTTON MOLESKIN.
SCAFFOLDED T-SHIRTS WORN OVER WASHED DENIM SKIRTS AND WASHED DENIM CUT-OFFS.
SNAP AWAY PANTS IN SILK GAZAR, NYLON SATIN, OR BRUTALIST SEQUINS.
HIKING BOOTS FROM SECOND COLLABORATION WITH GERMAN WELL-BEING FOOTWEAR BRAND BIRKENSTOCK… POPULARLY ASSOCIATED WITH 1960S AMERICAN LIBERALISM. BIRKENSTOCK LOGO SANDALS.
FRINGED AND STRAPPED CARGO BELTS WITH CONSTRUCTIVIST CHARMS AND HYDRA CLAW HOOKS.
HOODED MEGAPARKA PONCHOS ARE CUT IN SILK CREPE, SILK GAZAR AND BRUTALIST SEQUINS.
HOODED NYLON PONCHOS SHOWN ASSEMBLED INTO CONSTRUCTIVIST SHAPES ON RUNWAY, WILL BE SHIPPED IN COLLAPSED STATE TO STORES WITH A SET OF NUMBERED ALUMINUM POLES THAT CAN BE INSERTED IN GARMENT — AS A REMINDER OF WHAT COULD BE.
TOMMY CASH, THE ESTONIAN RAPPER, JOINS US ON THE RUNWAY… AND AS THE COMPOSER OF THE SOUNDTRACK — AN INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF HIS SONG ‘PUSSY MONEY WEED’.
Explore the full collection below. Images courtesy of Owenscorp.
Makeup by MAC Cosmetics and Sammy Mourabit. Hair by Duffy with Streeters. Production by La Mode en Images.
