Rick Owens

Art is supposed to be some kind of transcendent moment. Fashion has sometimes done that.

— Rick Owens

Not taking yourself seriously is one of the most elegant things in the world.

— Rick Owens

I'm not a Buddhist, but there is something lovely about thinking of yourself in a bigger picture, and thinking of yourself as…

— Rick Owens

I'm not a foodie.

— Rick Owens

The reading I did do that stuck with me was usually somewhat breathless and brittle - I suppose camp. But my definition…

— Rick Owens

The whole fashion thing is so oversaturated.

— Rick Owens

I think death is part of all of our lives and everything needs to evolve into something else. Anyway, that's my fatalistic…

— Rick Owens

I don't fool myself; I know I'm not a genius... I have good ideas, but also many great partners.

— Rick Owens

I always have longiflorum lilies in my proximity - I love them in bud with a sharp fresh scent, I love them…

— Rick Owens

The coolest thing is when you don’t care about being cool anymore. Indifference is the greatest aphrodisiac - that’s what really sums…

— Rick Owens

I think in times of hardship, you have to step up your game and fight back, and creating is the strongest way…

— Rick Owens

My designs might be considered bold but the foundation is one of benevolence.

— Rick Owens

I was a pretty fey kid, pretty fragile.

— Rick Owens

I think spontaneity may be overrated.

— Rick Owens

I have been very self-destructive and self-critical, and I learnt how to accept a lot of my faults and flaws and not…

— Rick Owens

I prefer e-mailing to phone calls - I like how thoughts can be reconsidered, corrected, and improved in an e-mail. Like an…

— Rick Owens

I always choke at calling fashion art. But as the fashion world gets more saturated and competitive, to stand out, you have…

— Rick Owens

I can't imagine having to choose clothes in the morning. It would drive me crazy.

— Rick Owens

The way you have decided to present yourself to others can telegraph your character, it can signal modesty, respect for others, a…

— Rick Owens

The fashion world can be very strict on the standards of beauty, and I like pushing it around a little bit. I…

— Rick Owens

I want to be the Iggy Pop of fashion, I want to be the shirtless guy all the time.

— Rick Owens

My father was so interested in self-awareness and learning. As he got older, though, he just became more frustrated and more bitter…

— Rick Owens

There are people that like contemporary art and people that like old art, and I like old art.

— Rick Owens

I've always been kind of fascinated by that whole movement, because, at the beginning, the Italian Futurist movement was utopian. And, in…

— Rick Owens

Margiela was the perfect example of an anti-status status. He had more status than status. You were saying, 'I'm above status,' when…

— Rick Owens