At first glance, the fashion collections of American designer Rick Owens – dubbed “The Lord of Darkness” for his gothic aesthetic, look nothing like his furniture. The clothes are edgy and sculptural, but also wearable. As for his chairs and beds, for example, the pieces are similarly brooding and edgy, but are they comfortable? That isn’t top of Rick’s ethos, who says he tends towards things that look “timeless and noble,” opting for gravitas rather than sentimentality. The through-line? Everything he touches is a show-stopper. And nothing he does is overdone; that would not be in line with the strength he aims to show. “It’s a doomy era,” he told the New York Times even before the pandemic landed. Perhaps that’s why he veers to monotone colours, especially black, and…
