Ever since I decided to go Goth this fall (i.e. make it my primary look), I turned to the master of goth for inspiration...Rick Owens. He is amazing! It's always the same long fitted silhouette worn by pale thin modes who project a hungry scowl on the runway. It's as if the Matrix movie made love to Tom Cruise's Interview with a Vampire movie and gave birth to Rick Owens' darkly cool aesthetic. The thin t-shirt cut slim to show off each model rib. The models' hair are always long in homage to the designer himself. The coats are so long almost to the point of sweeping the floor. The shoes are always black or black gray or charcoal black or classic black. The only other colors in a Rick Owens show is egg shell white or putty. The lack of color lets you appreciate the cut of the fabric and how it can drape on a body and wrap it like a sarape. To the naysayers who think his look is severe, I dare you to try on one of his jackets first and then make your decision.
Even though I'm a big fan of his, I would never wear any of his runways looks from head to toe because I'm vertically challenged and I'm well fed. To pull off any of his clothes, I have to be strategic. It's all about proportion. Since his clothes are made for someone 6 inches taller than me, I need to cut the hems of any Rick Owens piece a few inches. With all the money I spend on tailoring, I expect my tailor to send his kids to a private university without any scholarships. Each new pair of pants means another $10 for a hem. But since I'm borderline crazy, I've also had t-shirts, tank tops and shorts tailored as well. It's worth every penny.
To make Rick Owens work for me, I have to pay a visit to Alteration Concepts in Chelsea. But as I covet Rick Owens, there's another challenge to the tailoring. But I also have to sell enough Girl Scout cookies laced in meth to pay for it. Like most good things, his clothes ain't cheap. It's probably because he understands that the audience for his clothes is limited and therefore only makes a small number of his Addams Family inspired collection every season. And like an atypical zombie, I eat it all up. What can I say, I'm a fashion freak!
"One of us...gooble gobble...gooble gobble...one of us...we accept you we accept you."
YES: It's time to brush off the black and white Coverse shoes since Rick has showed us how to make it Goth
NO: You don't need to like him because I do...you a grown ass adult...act like one
MAYBE:You can buy one of my meth laced Girl Scout cookies since I'm saving up for a Rick Owens tank top.You can't just have one.
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