Rick Owens is a Paris-based American fashion designer, known for gothic influences, avant-garde constructions and experimental techniques. Owens’ boundary-pushing designs feature innovative uses of silhouette, fabric and proportion, with signature styles ranging from leather biker jackets (debuted in 2002 by none other than Kate Moss) to billowing trousers and more recently, high-top and lug-sole footwear. Alongside his ready-to-wear collections, the designer has launched several diffusion lines, including DRKSHDW, Lilies and HUNRICKOWENS.