In SS 2012, fashion’s prince of darkness bathed the runway in light. Calling it “a gateway to heaven”, Rick Owens would depart from his signature black gothic armour and opt for layers of silk and leather.
Shades of white added a feminine touch to his classic striking column gowns and models passed through a wall of light, referred to as “electrocuted martyrs” by Owens himself. They appeared as if they were gliding above the earthly realm, either as angels or extraterrestrials.
