Inspired by his trips to Egypt, Rick Owens’ SS23 show was virtually haute couture, finds Anders Christian Madsen.
When Zendaya wore a futuristically draped ecru gown by Rick Owens to the London screening of Dune in October 2021, the designer’s stars re-aligned. Not that he needed confirmation – his audiences have long hailed Owens as Paris’ unsung couturier – but suddenly, the mainstream opened its eyes to the red-carpet potential of this “cult designer”, as he has been known.
Demile’s Cleopatra Theda Bara, “a creature dressed as an exotic ancient femme fatale,” as Owens wrote in his self-penned show notes. Following his men’s show in June, Bara inspired his second Egyptian-informed collection that began with Owens’ exploration of the country.“I find great comfort in the remoteness and scale of [Egypt’s] history,” Owens said. “My personal concerns and global discomforts feel small in the face of that kind of timelessness.
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