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Rick Owens model goes political

unexpected messages on the runway

Rick Owens model goes political unexpected messages on the runway

The news comes directly from the Parisian runways. During Rick Owens SS16 show, a model called Jera went out on the catwalk holding a piece of white fabric with the words “Kill Angela Merkel Not”. While the press present in the room thought it was a marketing strategy of the eclectic American designer, Owens declared the opposite backstage right after: “It was not my idea. He pulled it out and I punched him when he came off stage. He’s been my male muse for the past 12 years or something and I think he just felt comfortable enough to do something in a show and I’m furious.”

 

His idea or not, Rick Owens was able to be talked about once again after one of his shows, and not because of his clothes.