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Showing posts with label Rick Owens. Show all posts
3/9/12 -- Rick Owen's Magic Mountain
We all know Rick Owens as an amazing and iconoclastic clothing designer. But what some of you may not know, is that he is also a world famous furniture designer. For those of you who find yourself in Switzerland any time soon, you can see this furniture for yourself in an exhibition entitled "Magic Mountain" at the Chesa Planta museum in Samedan, Switzerland (near St. Mortiz). For more info, check out this write up for Rick Owens in NY Magazine. And for a perusal of our current Rick Owens collection, click here.
RICK OWENS - MAN SKIRTS AND MITT ROMNEY
To the faithful this blog preaches to, Rick Owens is a designer who needs no introduction. With many current designers playing safe and traditional within an unpredictable economy and industry, Owens, ever trend-less and never one to worry about others' opinions, ventures forth this Spring/Summer season with a grouping of menswear that features body conscious man skirts and elongated, dress-like tunics.
When the Associated Press asked about this latest collection's penchant for male skirts and dresses in a recent interview, the ever-quotable Rick Owens quickly shot back with, "It's a niche, but I like the niche." (read here) While Scott Schuman, better known as the brain behind the Sartorialist, makes the obvious yet interesting observation in New York Magazine of how no current political figure "would ever be caught wearing Rick Owens." (read here)
To be sure, Owens' "un-traditional" take on men's fashion might be bewildering to the less-forward thinking press and public, but to us, it's poetry in fabric and design. We've recently received the Rick Owens delivery for this season so now's the time to grab some of the viciously unique style that Rick Owens is known for. For a full selection, go here...
"NASKA" - RICK OWENS SPRING/SUMMER 2012 NOW IN STOCK
"Naska", the Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2012 collection, is a totally exquisite experience in clothing design and wearability. Though this is typically par for the course with Rick Owens, we think you will especially agree with us this season as the comfort and functionality of each piece dares even the most mundane tasks to be done while clad in them. All items made in Italy. Sizing varies from piece to piece and many items run small. Please feel free to contact us for sizing or measurements at 866-500-2524 or at info@blackbirdballard.com.
Dooppia Shirtin black
DETAILS: The Dooppia shirt is a magnum of brilliant design and sensual luxury. The body as well as the sleeves are a double layer of fine, lightweight silk/rayon that has no bottom or sleeve seam. Instead, the material continues from the outside of the shirt and sleeves to the inside in one continuous piece of fabric. 85% silk 15% rayon. Made in Italy
sizes: S, M, L
$470
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Waist Pocket Blazerin black
DETAILS: The Waist Pocket Blazer takes a black silk/cotton seersucker material and fuses it with a slight nod to a windbreaker design. Stand out details include long, fitted sleeves that flare slightly at the cuff, internal arm straps for secured wearability on one shoulder, hidden hand pockets along side seams, extremely luxurious satin sleeve lining, two large internal pockets, exaggerated double rear vents, and a collar that becomes mandarin where it meets the lapels. You will say 'god damn' at the amazing fit and comfort of this one of a kind blazer.
sizes: 48, 52
$2329
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Boxer Pod Shortsin black
DETAILS: The Boxer Pod Shorts take a black silk/cotton seersucker material and fuse it with athletic comfort and design. Extreme drop crotch and generous amount of fabric means you'll be wearing these as much as possible. Suitable for summer suiting, boxing, golfing, or wearing with leggings when its not so warm out.
sizes: 48, 50, 52
$878
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Hiking Bootsin black
DETAILS: Yes these are hiking boots, yes you will hike in them. But you'll also wear them with absolutely everything else you have in your closet. Brutal comfort, savage design, industrial strength style and a twenty megaton swagger in your walk whilst wearing these laceless zip up title bouts of boot design.
sizes: 41, 42, 43, 44
$1254
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Intarsia Leather Jacketin black
DETAILS: The Intarsia Leather Jacket is a sleek lambskin leather bomber with an accentuated high collar. So soft is the leather that it is damn near cotton-like in texture. The sleeves run long and feature ribbed banding as a cuff. The inside features a shoulder strap and two hidden stash pockets for flasks and other paraphernalia. The seam details on the front of the jacket as well as the darting along the back create both a sculpted fit and an architectural flourish. Symmetry, construction, the theory equal this totally inimitable and extremely wearable garment.
sizes: 48, 50, 52
$2665
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Neorib Round Neck Sweaterin DRKDST
DETAILS: The Neorib Round Neck Sweater is a gun metal grey tunic of ribbed knit wool. The sleeves are extra long as is the body. Triangle seams at mid-chest and center rear seam scream Rick Owens' signature with a singular silent brilliance.
sizes: S, M, L
$1097
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Costina Shirtin black
DETAILS: The Costina shirt is a superior blending of sheer knit ribbing and a long sleeved tee shirt. The super long sleeves and upper chest feature the lightweight ribbing and the elongated body of the tee shirt hugs the wearer closely. Back center seam signs it with Rick's stylish design signature.
sizes: M, L
$403
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3150 Tank Top IIin pearl
DETAILS: The 3150 Tank II is elegance and grunge defined. Super thin grey heather micro ribbing and unfinished bottom hem garnish this elongated wife beater body with a bad ass trashyness.
sizes: S, M, L
$398
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Stiff Shirtin black
DETAILS: The STIFF shirt is a design that takes a huge pillow case and genetically splices it with what a sartorialist medieval surgeon would have worn to a summer formal function. The body is big so as to basically be a man dress. The fabric has a slight stretch to it. A million different layering options or solamente are perfect for this one.
sizes: S, M
$367
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Geobasket Shoesin black/white
DETAILS: The Geobasket shoe utilizes basketball hi-top shoe science, orthopedic sole construction, army boot side zip functionality, and astronaut moon boot comfort. Rick Owens is known for his iconic sneakers, and these certainly earn their pedigree. Like two top of the line tricked out customized street cars for your feet
sizes: 41, 42, 43, 44
$1164
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Sunglassesin black
DETAILS: Wearing these shades you become many things: alien him man, high society recluse, Yoko Ono fanatic, or none of the above. Either way, these sunglasses, which come in a triangular reinforced leather case, are singular, highly desirable, and quite possibly your next fashion obsession (can't say we didn't warn you...). Another thing to keep in mind about these unbelievably sick sunglasses (also avaliable in mirror or smoke color) is that you really need to try them on to know the effect on both you and the audience everyone else instantly becomes upon donning them.
sizes: O/S
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RICK OWENS SPRING/SUMMER 2012 IS HERE!
We've finally received our Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2012 shipment (and another grouping of styles from Odyn Vovk). We're busy getting it all ready for the store and hope to have it there later today or early tomorrow. Stay tuned for updates and get ready to be totally blown away...
RICK OWENS SPRING/SUMMER 2012: "NASKA"
The name of the Spring/ Summer 2012 Rick Owens collection is Naska. The collection should be hitting our shops soon, so we thought that we'd introduce it with a couple quick tidbits. What's better than coming home from church on Sunday to watch the Rick Owens SS12 runway video and check out some backstage photos? Maybe skipping church to watch the Rick Owens runway video...
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WHY IS THIS STILL HERE?: RICK OWENS MUTANT LAB COAT
Sometimes here at Blackbird we find ourselves asking one another, "Why is this still here?". Nothing could be more to the point about the Rick Owens Mutant Lab Coat. Let us revisit this monster item in the hopes of finding it its proper new home.
The coat is from his spring 2011 collection, which he loosely described as "Monastic couture". We like the image that creates with the Mutant Lab Coat. Wearing it, you become someone else. Like a monk from a vow of silence sect, like a member of the cult of Rick Owens, or like your very own secret society of yourself, clad in one of the finest and original trench coat variations available today. The style blends military pocket details, classic trench coat style, as well as other-worldly, futuristic pleating and buttoning that create fin-like details reminiscent of 1950s cars and 1980s Japanese clothing design. The fit is close in some areas and more spacious in others, illustrating the designer's fascination and mastery of the subtleties of positive and negative space. Inside the back of the coat are two straps so that you can carry the coat on your shoulder like a bag. The whole effect is part Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks (the "Black Lodge" Cooper, that is), part man in black from the X-Files, and part completely your own. And at half off the original retail price, we'd need a whole team of F.B.I. agents to investigate the explanation.
RICK OWENS - MUTANT LAB COAT
in black
ARTIST TO ARTIST: RICK OWENS VS. STEPHEN GAMMELL
Born and raised in Southern California, Rick Owens studied pattern making at Otis College of Art and Design before dropping out to work for local companies. In 1994, he established his own label selling exclusively to a Los Angeles boutique before expanding to well known department stores. In 2002 he won the CFDA's Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent. He draws inspiration from old black and white Hollywood movies and is known for his architectural jackets, asymmetrical dresses, long and clingy t-shirts and embellished outerwear. Rick Owens once said "I try to make clothes the way Lou Reed does music, with minimal chord changes, and direct. It is sweet but kind of creepy. It's about giving everything I make a worn, softened feeling. It's about elegance being tinged with a bit of the barbaric, the sloppiness of something dragging and the luxury of not caring." Rick Owens currently lives and works in Paris.
Stephen Gammell (b. February 10, 1943) is an American illustrator of children's books. Gammell grew up in Iowa where his father, an art editor for a major magazine, brought home periodicals that gave Stephen early artistic inspiration. His parents also supplied him with lots of pencils, paper, and encouragement. He is self-taught. He started his career with commercial freelance work, before becoming interested in children's book illustration. He is particularly well-known for the surreal, unsettling illustrations he provided for Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of horror short stories, still a favorite in adolescent fiction. Stephen and his wife, Linda, a photographer, live in St. Paul, Minnesota. He works daily in his studio, located over a restaurant.
RICK OWENS - SCIARPADETAILS: incredibly soft and luxurious 100% cotton scarf featuring a ribbed hem/border. The fabric has been treated with a stone wash which gives the scarf a vintage look and broken in feel. Made in Italy.
$594
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SALE ITEM OF THE DAY: RICK OWENS MUTANT LAB COAT
Rick Owens - Mutant Lab Coatin black
DETAILS: Long lightweight overcoat made from a vintage-washed 75% cotton/25% silk blend. Sharp tailored silhouette with a suppressed waist and forward-jutting asymmetric shape. Subtle pleating along the back allows for easy movement. Elongated sleeves which end with a slightly bell-shaped cuff. Features a bomber-style sleeve pocket detail on the left-hand side. Closes via two polished horn buttons. Two side pockets with two generously sized interior pockets as well. Includes inner shoulder strap to carry the jacket by, when not being worn. Made in Italy
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RICK OWENS: COMBO JACKET
"Color is childish. You can create sharp shapes and lines with black" - Rick Owens
RICK OWENS - COMBO JACKET
in black
DETAILS: Rick Owens's Mollino-style jacket shape is intricately constructed from a combination of materials: calfskin through the front of the body, blistered lambskin along the shoulders and sleeves, cotton denim at the lower portion of the back, cotton jersey on the upper back, and cotton ribbing on the inner sleeve panel for stretch to allow for a slim fit through the arms. All materials are in a stark tonal black shade. The construction and resulting style are both truly beautiful. Features two outer pockets as well as two generously sized inner pockets and inner shoulder strap to carry the jacket by, when not being worn.
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SALE ITEM OF THE DAY - RICK OWENS COMBO JACKET IN BLACK
Born and raised in Southern California, Rick Owens studied pattern making at Otis College of Art and Design before dropping out to work for local companies. In 1994, he established his own label selling exclusively to a Los Angeles boutique before expanding to well known department stores. In 2002 he won the CFDA's Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent. He draws inspiration from old black and white Hollywood movies and is known for his architectural jackets, asymmetrical dresses, long and clingy t-shirts and embellished outerwear. Owens works and lives in Paris.
Rick OwensCombo Jacket in black
DETAILS: Rick Owens's Mollino-style jacket shape intricately constructed from a combination of materials: calfskin through the front of the body, blistered lambskin along the shoulders and sleeves, cotton denim at the lower portion of the back, cotton jersey on the upper back, and cotton ribbing on the inner sleeve panel for stretch to allow for a slim fit through the arms. All materials are in a stark tonal black shade. The construction and resulting style are both truly beautiful. Features two outer pockets as well as two generously sized inner pockets and inner shoulder strap to carry the jacket by, when not being worn.
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A CLOSER LOOK - RICK OWENS BLANKET
This luxurious piece from dark lord Rick Owens would be perfectly suited around the fire pit or that soft and light layer between you and the nights warm breeze.
RICK OWENS - BLANKET
DETAILS: Incredibly soft and luxurious 100% cotton blanket. Features a fringed border. This can be worn as a wrap, a lush scarf or used as a blanket. The fabric has been treated with a stone wash which gives it a vintage look and broken in feel.
MEASURES: 100 3/4 inches by 68 1/2 inches
Made in Italy
Born and raised in Southern California, Rick Owens studied pattern making at Otis College of Art and Design before dropping out to work for local companies. In 1994, he established his own label selling exclusively to a Los Angeles boutique before expanding to well known department stores. In 2002 he won the CFDA's Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent. He draws inspiration from old black and white Hollywood movies and is known for his architectural jackets, asymmetrical dresses, long and clingy t-shirts and embellished outerwear. Owens works and lives in Paris.
$867
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW AT BLACKBIRD PORTLAND
There is so much happening this weekend at Blackbird Portland, we hardly know where to begin. First, our Spring/Summer Clearance Sale has entered its final stage, with all designer apparel and footwear in the shop marked down 50-80%. We are getting ready for new Fall gear, and we need your help clearing the shelves! Come stock up on Robert Geller, Rick Owens, Odyn Vovk, Creep by Hiroshi Awai, Heutchy Shoes, and many more, wonderful things.
Second, this Saturday we are throwing our long-awaited Grand Opening Block Party, with the help of our pals Dunderdon, Tanner Leather Goods, and Isaac Hers.
The party is from 1-6pm, with music by Seattle's Secret Shoppers and Portland's Orca Team, and beer provided by Ninkasi, Lompoc, and Laurelwood. Also, wear all black to the event and you will be entered in a drawing to win one pair of Blackbird by Han shades. Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell your tailor!
Blackbird by Han - Endless Sun in Black/Grey, on the soon-to-be-Seattle-ite Eamon.Lastly, our own brilliant and enigmatic Brian P. of Seattle will be visiting all weekend long, bearing gifts and good cheer galore, we can only presume. Come by the shop and say hello to him, and goodbye to our own Eamon, who is packing up his Filson for Blackbird bag and bindlestick and hitting the road. Eamon is moving to Seattle at the end of this month to take over the Blackbird Apothecary, and to work on countless projects of the type that keep Blackbird fresh, fun and captivating. Have no fear, ye Blackbird Portland faithful, Eamon's replacement is the always-resourceful Sam Wilkes, a veteran of Odin New York, and a joy to be around.
SALE ITEM OF THE DAY: RICK OWENS AMFIBIO BOOT
Rick Owens - Amfibio Bootsin black
DETAILS: A classic Rick Owens boot made from a black leather that has been stone washed to give it a rough, and slightly distressed appearance. A heavy metal zipper scuttling along the instep lures the foot into the leather-lined shaft and ensnares it with flat woven cotton laces that pierce through eight black metal eyelets. Toughness aside, these boots are incredibly lightweight and feature a layered crepe rubber sole.
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