Object: Ensemble
Designer:
Rick Owens
(born 1962)
Date: Spring 2009
Medium: Black silk crepe, beige tulle, black organza, and black leather
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Rick Owens
Object number: 2008.90.1
DescriptionEnsemble consisting of sleeveless black silk crepe jumpsuit with upper bodice of beige tulle, triangular cutouts at R and L side bodice and drop crotch knee-length pant; short black organza nun habit style headdress; and pair of black leather open-toe ankle boots with black leather overskirt covering boot from ankle to floor.
Label Text:The American-born, Paris-based designer Rick Owens has been described as “an avant-garde romantic.” This look was the first of what he called his “Priestesses of Longing” to go down the runway.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Seduction