Rick Owens 親身剖白「人肉背包」的概念

Rick Owens 在 Paris Fashion Week 上的「前衛」嘗試，為大家帶來無限娛樂，背後其實有重大 Message。「Sisterhood & Motherhood」高舉女性獨立主義，而 DAZED 在其官方 Tumblr 上輯錄了 Rick Owens 對一系列問題的回應，當然包括創作「人肉背包」的原因－他解釋這個思維啟發自澳洲藝術家 Leigh Bowery 一副與妻子 Nicola 的照片，嘗試在他的作品上重演這個強烈的親密感覺。其他問題如「有甚麼意見給年輕設計師？」、「如何在時裝展上重視大碼模特兒？」以及 Rick Owens 喜愛的音樂分享等等，看來他亦很樂意去與支持者接觸及溝通，詳細文章可到 DAZED 官方 Tumblr 上閱覽，以下為其節錄：

ON THE IMAGE THAT INSPIRED HIS SHOW

“There was an image of Leigh Bowery carrying his wife Nicola in a harness they would use for a birthing performance that I always loved. It was transgressive and sweet at the same time. I thought doing it with women would be a nice interpretation and developed other poses from there.”

ON WHETHER WEARING A JUICY COUTURE TRACKSUIT IS A GOOD LOOK

“If you have an open heart and an easy laugh I’m sure you’ll look great.”

ON HIS WORKOUT MUSIC

“I am listening to Mike Q voguing mixes at the gym and Peggy Lee and Julie London at work. Oh, and Katie Got Bandz in between!”

ON ADVICE FOR YOUNG DESIGNERS

“There are a lot of questions similar to this here and I totally sympathise with young people looking for a way to find their place. I don’t know if I have the answer. But logic tells me that you have to decide what you really want to do, do a lot of it all the time so you can throw away your mistakes and your voice will emerge for better or for worse…learn to not take anyone too seriously and learn to listen to your gut. There are so many ways to learn – not just academically.”

ON WHAT MOTIVATES HIM

“My motivation is to fulfil any potential I have to contribute beauty to the world before I die.”

ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR PLUS SIZE WOMEN IN FASHION

“I feel I haven’t done enough to accommodate them. It’s hard to create a corner for people that might never come to me for that but I’m trying to find a way… I love a big girl who owns it unapologetically. Enjoy your juiciness.”