Rick Owens Unveils Sustainable Capsule With Swampgod.
Fashion Designer Rick Owens has always loved the avant-garde style, from the women's and men's fashion collections he debuts on the runway in Paris, to the futuristic furniture designs collected by the rich and famous. Taking Owens' iconic gothic, draped clothes, the artist SWAMPGOD reworked deadstock Rick Owens to create a capsule collection in collaboration with the designer for the END. clothing store.
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| Rick Owens partners with Swampgod on End capsule. - Rick Owens |
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| Rick Owens partners with Swampgod on End capsule. - Rick Owens |
Swampgod selected around 40 pieces from Rick Owens’ past collections that he personalized with his signature touch. The capsule includes a range of bomber jackets, sleeveless tops, hoodies, but also accessories and footwear styles, which the young Italian creative decorated with effects mimicking the water stains on Venetian buildings.
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| Rick Owens partners with Swampgod on End capsule. - Rick Owens |
“People tend to think about Venice in a very romantic and sweetened way, but us, as residents, we know all the difficulties that we have to face living in the lagoon, the humidity, the gray, the flood water…that’s what I want to tell with my work,” Swampgod said.
As Rick Owens chief executive officer Elsa Lanzo explained that the capsule, which features very limited quantities of each garment — some of the pieces are actually one-of-a-kind — is the first iteration of a project of sustainable capsules that the brand will drop in collaboration with local artists.
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| Rick Owens partners with Swampgod on End capsule. - Rick Owens |
Lanzo, who attended the in-store launch of the capsule, also revealed that Owens and his team are gearing up to return to the physical format in September. “We need that, we miss that so much,” she said. “As Rick always says, the show is the real celebration of our work and we cannot wait to return to stage live events.”
The collection is now exclusively available via the retailer, End.
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