Rick Owens: Is Clothing The Foundation Of Human Nature?

I am an old-fashioned Losangeles man.

I had a conservative, controlled childhood, and then lived the life I could not control. Then I realized that I liked to be controlled.

My story is also the story of my generation: children are too constrained to grow up to become addicts and alcoholics, and finally find themselves in spiritual spirituality and Zen.

It's too common.

I am a familiar person.

When I was a child, I was quite angry and sensitive.

It's the old story: the sensitive boy in town, trying to blend in.

I feel threatened almost every moment.

In the process of growth, there is always a certain set of rules and expectations for people to behave.

I always get angry and I want revenge.

I try to conform to these rules, but I'm not always successful.

I was forced to lower my head and do things in a way that I feel uncomfortable.

These rules are not fair.

These rules have no meaning in restraining people and tightening people.

I have to be more virile, not gorgeous or enthusiastic. I must have a man.

This is a very humiliating affair.

To some extent, it has cultivated my courage to defy and rebel.

When I came alone to the art school in the big city, I was as gorgeous and enthusiastic as possible.

I live in a warehouse on the side of Losangeles railway. I have to climb a ladder to get in.

I had a fin tail at that time.

What I wear is

Go to bed with big cloaks, full makeup and gloves.

At that time, if I had to go to Tver to see my parents, I would take off all my makeup, wipe my nail polish and put on Porterville clothes.

What do I mean by going home to see them and provoking them? If I want to keep in touch with them, I have to compromise.

This is not a bad thing.

A few years later, when I was completely honest with them and allowed them to come into my life, they had to compromise.

That's fine.

To some extent, they changed their view of me because of money (ha ha ha).

My parents later felt that if he had been so successful, he would not have had any problems.

It's bitter sweet, because this is obviously not a correct causal logic.

But life is not perfect.

I always want to take part in the world and take part in something.

When I was younger, I was timid, and I always couldn't get in, so I took the courage to use alcohol.

But I can always find some way to communicate with the world.

I present to people what I think of the world, not to force them to accept it, nor to insist on anything.

This is not a declaration (Manifesto). It's just my idea.

It should be very mild.

Although this comes out of my reaction to the rules imposed on me, I hope this is just one option, not the only option.

For me, this is very important.

I like the illusion of artificially created.

I am not talking about lipstick or Botox, but exaggerating and intensification of ideas instead of trying to look young.

Think of Kabuki, think of nothing in a room, only a scroll painting on the wall, a flower arrangement.

There is also a tea ceremony, which is meticulously forged as much as a solemn ceremony.

Well, maybe it's not the same as lipstick or Botox - I don't want to be the kind of person who claims to know where the rules are.

I don't want to sound like a opinionated person, though I might be such a person.

The kind of elaborate forgery I like is exaggerated and ambiguous.

We must challenge the so-called "good taste" and traditional aesthetics, but in a humorous way.

You know, humor is one of the most elegant things in the universe.

Most successful

I am a 55 year old man who dyed his gray curly hair into black long straight hair.

I am a 55 year old man who has insisted on going to the gym for 20 years.

I use hormones and fitness, in a precise way to pform my body.

At the beginning, I went to the gym because I had too much to drink, and I wanted to balance it, because I wanted to change my body.

I'm not very satisfied with my body.

My wife (Michele Lamy) also often went to the gym, so she started forcing me to go.

This is the same rule that I brush my teeth every day. It's a thing that makes me feel "right".

A habit of taking care of your body.

I'm not saying that my body is perfect, but my body has reached the level of perfection I want.

I don't need to cover my body with clothes to make myself look better than I really am.

I am also very comfortable with my feminine side.

I am definitely an old queen.

I don't think my clothes are radical, but it might be funny for people of my age to make such clothes.

The choice of my clothes is in line with the way I live and what I need to do.

I don't have anything to wear everyday to dress up, so these are my uniform.

I might buy 20 pieces of the same dress. I wear my own sneakers.

Because shoes.

I became famous, which is a bit satirical.

Because I started sneakers because I wanted to make a funny version to make fun of sneakers.

I think sneakers are the most boring things on earth. They are synonymous with "mediocrity".

But I had to go to the gym, so I had to wear sneakers, so I began to do some sneakers with my own exaggerated style, which became my logo after all, and now is the best thing I sell.

The pair of shoes that I am wearing now have a pair of elastic leather stockings on them, a bit like an opera glove on a pair of sneakers.

I also wore a few knee sized shorts, and then the socks shoes pulled up just over my knees.

Because I still feel a bit rude to expose my furry legs completely.

Cover up more carefully.

I also wore a silk knitted jacket vest, a black collars and a cashmere sweater.

If I go to the gym, I take off my sweater and pull the socks down a little bit. This is my sports equipment.

I don't do any cardiopulmonary exercise, like iron and stretching, so I don't sweat too much.

It is very practical.

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My shorts are obviously also based on skateboard equipment or Losangeles Gang style of the 80's in the.

Black turtleneck sweater can be interpreted as the spiritual home of the beat generation of 60s - Saint Germain of Paris: architectural style, formal and harsh.

Outside, I often wore a black nylon pilot jacket, partly because Montana used to wear this in 80s, and if I wore a leather jacket, I would feel too heavy.

The vest has nothing special meaning.

To put it simply, I am a 55 year old man who wears shorts, running shoes and evening gloves. It is estimated that other 55 year old men do not think this is a dream costume (Hahaha).

But no matter what, I have made myself into a Paris designer. Paris designers always expect people to have some weird aesthetics.

If I wear a suit someday, you will be very disappointed.

I really don't have much interest in clothes. I am like this.

I don't buy clothes.

You know, the architect Michel Frank Jean-Michel Frank has 40 identical grey flannel suits in the wardrobe.

I always thought that this reached a height in moderation and exaggeration, and I liked it very much.

It's been a long time since I forgot to wear my uniform.

At that time in 90s, I wore armament shorts outside my sports pants, wore T-shirts and leather coats, and wore them for a long time. Maybe they would wear me to Paris.

When I arrived in Paris, I began to wear leather coat with sable fur and I would wear armament shorts.

Slowly it becomes what I wear today.

I wore the same clothes for several years, and changed a few years later.

When I see someone always changing their style, I want to ask: do you not know yourself? I am not going to criticize anyone. I really want to ask them.

Everywhere I go, I can wear this uniform, whether I will go to the opera or attend a rave party.

Unless there is a need for respect, there are few occasions where I will change it.

I went to the White House state banquet this year. I still wore my shorts and sneakers, but my jacket was replaced by a black Duchess Satin suit and a black high necked silk blouse.

I don't want to be rude.

I want to live according to my own ideas, but to visit other people's home, I will respect the atmosphere that the host wants to create.

It is much more important to be polite than to resist openly.

I don't want to make others feel uncomfortable.

I have shown nudity and other strange things in my press conference because fashion show is a complex and ultimate aesthetic arena. People expect to see some element of surprise and challenge in this arena.

I will not make such a show for my mother's church group.

It's impolite.

According to the world clothing shoes and hats net, the most successful men's wear should be conservative and restrained, plus a little rebellion.

Imagine a classic item with a torn lining or a bandage that symbolizes masochism.

This is the best seller in every shop.

I can do that myself.

This is an interesting period for men's clothing development.

It's very popular and restrictive.

We are too cautious now.

I don't understand why the fashion flyover is not exaggerating now.

Neil Jan (Neil Young) is one of the inspiration sources of my men's clothing design.

He has never been interested in dressing up.

He is a poet with masculinity, but he is so sensitive.

He looks sincere and humorous.

Women's humour is not the most important thing, but it is definitely one of the reasons why a man is attractive.

Our expectation is that men will build houses and women will turn houses into homes.

This is a very original idea: we still want men to provide material foundation, and women to add grace and compassion.

Fashion is also popular because of mystery.

This is our opinion as a designer. It contains the ups and downs of subtlety, the response of people, like the birds flying in the sky, and suddenly collectively turn around to fly in another direction.

This is the fascinating aspect of intuition and subtle reference that some people understand in a certain degree of ambiguity.

This is a pattern or code that allows a group of people to comprehend at the same time.

As a designer, you have to change as much as possible to maintain people's interest in you, but you can't change too much and become insincere.

It is not so simple to achieve this balance.

I wonder when I will no longer understand what is relevant to the world and continue to improve a vision that is no longer important.

We have seen such a moment coming. Such a moment has come to me. I am afraid that day will come.

My father passed away this year, so I thought a lot about death during this period.

He likes provocation and likes analysis.

He likes to push people to the corner where he can not retreat.

He always criticizes the way of life of others and becomes bitter at last.

I have been thinking for many years, but I never had the opportunity to ask him why, why he still can not find peace.

As for the end of life, he failed to negotiate in an elegant way.

He pierced the truth and firmly believed that he should be a determined man - to be able to think correctly, but he could not accept the fact that he was dying.

This led me to think about the world and think about how to find elegant ways to face all kinds of threats.

This is what I want to do.

I want my life to end in a four walled garden. I read books and play with kittens.

This is probably the best way to die that I can think of.

I don't want my grandchildren.

Well, I think this is partly because there are many people around me who want children.

I also like little babies around me.

Well, I hope I can finally stay in that garden comfortably, playing with kittens and babies.

I really can't think of anything better than that.

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