Rick Owens

Born on the 18th of November, Richard Saturnino Owens is a Fashion Designer based in the United States of America. He was born in Porterville, California, US.

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Biography and Early Life

Richard Saturnino Owens who is also known as Rock Owens was born and brought up in Porterville, California. The name of his father is John Owens who died in 2015 and the name of his mother is Connie Owens. His mother was a Mexican. Rick was upraised in a conformist Catholic, Christian family.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Rick Owens in 2021, and what is his height and weight? Well, Rick Owens’s age is 59 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 18 November 1961. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 178 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 112 lbs in Pound and 50.8 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Rick Owens moved to Otis College of Art and Design that is based in Los Angeles after studying high school. He studied there for two years. After completing Otis College he moved to Trade-Technical College that is also based in Los Angeles in which he learns design making and wrapping courses.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

In 2003, Rick moved to Paris with his mate- Michele Lamy, and then they got married in 2006. She is an Algerian origin from French culture, and she is also a fashion figure.

Michele has also been designing clothes along with being a performer, film producer and owns Restaurants. She muses and creatively accomplices Rick. In short, we can say that Michele is a multi-talented lady.

They set up their home and atelier inside an ancient 5 floors building that was assisted before as office of previous President Francois Mitterrand.

Rich got his first fame and popularity in the fashion industry when Kate Moss wore the stooges Jacket during the shoot of the famous French Vogue magazine, the jacket was made and designed by Rich himself.

Is Rick Owens Gay?

Rich Owens is living his married life very happily with his beloved wife, Michele Lamy, very privately. He has also not stated anywhere about being gay or bisexual. So, we can clearly assume that Rich Owens is not gay. He is a straight guy by sexual orientation.

Professional Career

In 1994, Rick Owens debut his fashion line. He operated a store in Hollywood Boulevard. After moving to Paris and marrying with his mate by setting up their home and atelier their airstrip assortments were been attached. They both owned a fashion company Ownescorp, and they describe their business partnership as “requesting a traveler to arrange a conflict with a fascist”.

In 2013, a “Prehistoric collection was exhibited by Owens that was shown at Carpenters Workshop Gallery that is based in London. As an evolving talent, he was nominated at the Perry Ellis Award along with the Lifetime Achievement Award that was organized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). IN 2007, he won the Fashion Group International Rule Breaker Award. He was awarded as Cooper- Hewitt Design in 2017. In 2019, he won the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Menswear Designer of the Year.

Along with being a noble Fashion designer, he is an author of 3 books. Did he write L’ai- je bien descendu? That meant how well I descended? Based on a Parisian Showgirl that got launched in 2007, and it got published in 2011. The other 2 books were based on Larry Legaspi- a fashion designer whom Rick attributed as an inspiration for his career and celebrated Legaspi in his winter collection that was labeled as “Larry” menswear collection in February 2019. Rizzoli published the book in November 2019.

He launched 5 labels HUNRICKOWENS that was before known as Palais Royal; Rick Owens Lilies; Rick Owens Slab meant as Defunct; and Rick Owens DRKSHDW. On the 15th of December 2017, he set up his first museum exhibition that shows his life work of 20 years entitled as “Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman”. He teamed up with Birkenstock and Brand Veja who is a French sneaker in 2018 and 2019. Rick returned to Los Angeles after 16 years to introduce his books for the first time.

Awards

In 2008, he launched the summer and spring collection that consist of pants and named it “Creatch”.

At the New York Fashion Week; Rick produced his first summer and spring collection of 2002 known as “Sparrows”.

From his 2008 Menswear collection; Rick launched Geobasket plimsolls. Nike claimed that the plimsolls were similar to their previous launch “Dunks” and took the plimsolls off the market. Nike objected the “Swoosh” design of plimsolls. The range of plimsolls was $750 to $5000 that depends on the color.

In 2013, Rick launched a winter and fall collection of menswear known as “Plinth”.

The summer and spring collection of 2014 was named “Vicious” that had a number of step dancers that consist of members of Soul Steppers, Zetas, Washington Divas, and Momentum.

In the winter and fall collection of the 2015 men’s show was launched that consist of such outfits that were purposely wrapped to expose male dishabille in front.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Rick Owens in 2021

As of 2021, Rick Owens has an estimated net worth of around or more than $5 million. He is a wealthy and successful person and has gained much popularity in his career. His main source of income is his clothing stores and prehistoric furniture which is loved by many people.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

Ricks designed furniture along with clothing and writing books considering his wife to be the reason to motivate him to lay out the creativity. While he was in Paris he made his furniture modified and couturier for his own use.

His furniture is inspired by German and Brutalism World War II bunkers that are categorized by pointed activities and sculptural methods. Angelika Taschen- a publisher; is the reason behind whom Rick’s furniture was showcased in Berlin.

From the 30th of April to the 2nd of May; the Berlin weekend took place in which 40 galleries of Berlin were showcased. At the famous Apartment store; Rick kept on display showcased “To Pop a Boner” in Berlin.

Rick launched a furniture collection in July 2005 that consist of alabaster, leather, bronze, moose antlers, raw plywood, and marble. He considers his motivations come from Brancusi to Eileen Gray to Skate parks in California.

In 2002, the French Fur company appointed Ricks as their artistic director at Revillon.

On the 13th of June; Rick reveals his first now-legendary Adidas alliances. The alliance took an end in August 2017.

Rick Owen is an American celebrity in the world of fashion. His full name is Richard Saturnino Owens. He has gained much popularity in this field as he is associated with many labels and brands like Palais Royal, Lilies, and many others.