Rick Owens

By Adam.Benihya
Rick Owens
The role model I have chosen for this project is a
man that goes by the name of Rick Owens. From being
a kid in little old Porterville, California to living in
paris france with his wife Michèle Lamey. Rick Owens
has made a name for himself in the fashion seen,
starting all the way back in 1994 and recently 2021
with his newest fashion show. Known for his
avant-garde and abstract designs, Rick Owens is a
fashion designer and label for strange and gothic
clothes expanding over 8 stores across the world. Over
the years Rick Owens has collected a massive cult
following, his fan live and breath his clothes, lifestyle,
and aesthetic. Today i will be talking about his history
and struggle.
Name: Richard Saturnino Owens
Born: November 18, 1962
Age: 58
Nationality: American

Spouse: Michèle Lamy(m.2006)

Education: Los Angeles Trade

Technical College, Otis College of
Art and Design

Parents: Connie Owens, John

Owens
 Rick Owens early life was a pretty humble one, not

Early one with great meaning or status. Rick Owens lived in

Porterville California with his father and mother, there
names being John and Connie owens. He lived in a

life
catholic household was restricted from watching tv until
he was sixteen, instead his father would make him read
books about philosophy and expose him to classical
music. He would attend a catholic school where he
would be teased or bullied for his unique upbringing and
strange interests. He's stated in interview that this was a
horrible time for him, he even said he could have went
Columbine. Later in his high school life he would
become a punk of sorts, skipping school to go drink and
smoke to rock music. During this time he also started to
get into the arts, having a aspiration to become a painter.
After graduating high school he would later attended
OTIS college of art and design. He studied for two year
and then later decided to drop out do to cost and
practicality of his classes. He then attended LATTC
college to learn about pattern making and construction of
Early Career
After graduating for LATTC community
college, Rick would later find himself making
counterfeit patterns of luxury brands as his job for a
few years. Later in 1988 he would work at a real
label owned by non other than michèle lamy, his
future spouse. While Rick was working at his old
and now new job he was making garments on the
side. He would start his own label in 1994, selling
to avant garde boutiques. After a few years his
work would gather the attention of Anna Winter,
which if you didn't know she is the editor and chief
of Vogue and one of the most power people in
fashion. She would then sponsor rick's first ever
fashion show in 2002.
Struggle
The reason i choose Rick Owens for this
assignment is because of the determination it
took him to become successful. He was born
in some small town sheltered from most forms
of media with no prior experience in fashion
industry. It took years for Rick to get picked
up in the mainstream but now he's worn by
people from the likes of kanye west, travis
scott, to even justin bieber. And for how
mainstream Rick is he still has a cult following
of young and old fashion heads to decked out
in his full attire.
Motivation
As for ricks motivations, you can say he
lacks one. Rick is just being true to himself,
he has nothing to prove or show to anyone
who doesn't like him, they'll go there way
and he'll go his.Rick Owens just wants to
improve his work, his brand, and his life by
upping the ante every show he does. If there's
one thing you can say motives Rick Owens is
his aesthetic. Something he's been developing
on for years through his clothes, furniture,
home, stores, food, and even his spouse. Rick
is determined to curve his own little world.
Random Facts
● Rick Owens's famous fans include Kanye West,
Michelle Obama, A$AP Rocky, Taylor Swift, Halle
Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Janet Jackson.
● Rick Owens's mom Connie was a school teacher and
seamstress, and his dad, John, was a social worker.
● Rick Owens has revealed he used to be a binge
drinker and partier until he stopped due to health
reasons.
● In 2004, Rick Owens and Michèle bought and
moved into a five-storey mansion in Paris, which
used to be the HQ of the French Socialist Party.
● Rick has a very strict diet, a green smoothie for
breakfast and fish, vegetables and avocado for lunch,
are his typical diet, all prepared and delivered by a
chef.
● Rick Owens and Michèle lamy also work together to
create a brutalist and unique Rick Owens furniture
line.
Thank you for Reading.
Source:
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Owe
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Youtube:
https://youtu.be/G9kgdt0t8qs?list=WL

https://youtu.be/mR7Sr-jBno8
Grailed:
https://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/master-
class-rick-owens#:~:text=Rick%20Owens%2
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mpound%20in%20Paris.
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