Rick Owens
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| Rick Owens | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick Owens |
| Nationality |  USA |
| Birth date | 1962 |
| Birth place | |
| Education | Parsons |
| Working Life | |
| Label Name | Rick Owens, Revillon |
| Awards and Prizes | CFDA Perry Ellis Emerging Talent Award, 2002 |
Rick Owens, (born 1962) is an American fashion designer known for his edgy fashions favored by rock stars and people who like to cultivate an avant garde reputation. Since 2003, he has worked out of Paris where in addition to his own line, he serves as creative director for Revillon, the furrier.[1]
Born and raised in Southern California (Porterville, CA), Owens studied at Parsons in Los Angeles for two years before a pattern-making class led him to drop out and work for some local companies that produced sportswear and inexpensive imitations of designer clothing. His own label, begun in 1994[2] found a following, and led to him partnering with some Italian manufacturers.[1]
In 2002, he won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Perry Ellis Emerging Talent Award. His look has been described as "glamour-meets-grunge", but Owens himself says it's "about an appreciation of teenage angst without actually having the angst". Courtney Love, Madonna and Helena Bonham Carter are among the celebrities who have been seeing wearing his clothes, and Patricia Field used some of his pieces to create a fashion-forward look for Emily Blunt's character in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada.[1] He recently opened a shop in the Palais Royal, where is showing furniture as well as clothing.[3]
He is married to Michele Lamy, who owned the popular Los Angeles restaurant Les Deux Cafés until the couple moved to Paris.[3]
[edit] Reference
- ^ a b c Author unknown; 2006 Rick Owens; New York; retrieved December 23, 2006.
- ^ 2005, History of Fashion Designer Rick Owens, historyofashion.com" retrieved December 23, 2006,
- ^ a b Davis, Peter; September 19, 2006; "Raw Power: At Home in Paris with Designer Rick Owens"; Papermag.com; retrieved December 23, 2006.
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