Summary
- Rick Owens’ Spring/Summer Show at Paris Fashion Week is an Inner Drama Preview at his “Temple of Love” retrospective
- Broken runway conference, model walks on fountain in Tokyo palace
- Owens’ iconic blend of “By the American Blunt European Complexity”, the design shows off the exposed flesh of black leather, straps on nails, cut Tuscan leather, huge flight jackets and “burritos” and “burritos”
Rick Owensthe undisputedly savage and elegant high priest, delivered Spring and Summer 2026 The show at Paris Fashion Week was much more than a speech. This is the inner drama sequence of his highly anticipated retrospective exhibition, appropriately known as the “Temple of Love”. The show staged in his iconic haunts, turning the space into a dynamic, proof of interaction of his enduring vision.
Owens stood out from the traditional runway setup and orchestrated a comprehensive event, with guests gathering around the huge fountain in the heart of the palace. This unorthodox arrangement immediately set the tone of collective expectation. At the beginning of the show, the model appears on the elevated structure, forming a Shi Show hanging over the quiet waters. Their parade at this dramatic stage proves Owens’ mastery of tension and movement.
However, as the model begins to descend directly to the fountain itself, the real sight is revealed. Some people stopped and deliberately soaked in the cold water, allowing their clothes to temporarily stick to the form before they appeared, dripped, and continued walking. This bold act of baptism is not only a visual prosperity. It is a powerful metaphor. It suggests a clean, rebirth and provocative embrace of vulnerability – the theme is deeply embedded in Owens’s work. The water-soaked fabric clings to the model, highlighting the original, almost sculptural quality of his design, emphasizing the interaction between the clothing and the body in a primitive way.
This bold display is a direct life preview of the “Temple of Love” retrospective. It emphasizes Owens’ consistent ability to blend performing arts with fashion, his performance is a profound speech exploring the theme of rebirth, resilience, and an almost divine embrace of human form in the case of its glorious perfection. Owens’ design contains the final theme, embodying the “European aesthetic elaborate through the American blunt”, showing naked flesh with black leather gaps. Decorated with neoclassical nymphs, trim pieces with heavyweight Tuscan leather, cut down and tassels. A large number of flight jackets made from sustainable Italian nylon or silk tafta and parkas paired with “burritos”. The collaboration includes a jacket inspired by the suicide of the New York punk band and re-released by Terry-Ann Frencken from 2002, marking a very personal and powerful collection.
Rick Owens’ review show has been opened in Galliera Musée Palais Galliera.
