Rick Owens’ 2015 Fashion Show:
Penis Makes Runway Debut In Menswear Collection
"Rick Owens Sends Pantless Models Exposed Penises Down The Runway
Rick Owens loves to push the boundaries, and he did just that by sending his male models down the runway totally pantless during Paris Fashion Week. Do you have the balls to embrace Rick Owens’ latest collection?
2014 may have been the year of the booty, but if designer Rick Owens has his way, 2015 will be the year of the peen. It was like a game of penis peek-a-boo during his menswear Fall/Winter 2015 show in Paris on Jan. 22, when about halfway through the show pantless male models came down the catwalk. While not all the looks were as obvious as Winnie The Pooh’s red crop top, tunics and longer cloaks featured cutouts, specifically designed to highlight the male form.
“Nudity is the most simple and primal gesture,” the designer told reporters backstage at his show. “It packs a punch. It’s powerful. It’s a straight world now. It says something about being independent. Who else can really get away with this stuff? It’s a corporate world! This was our private moment.”
Censorship and gender equality are constant issues today, so I definitely appreciate the statement Rick Owens made on the runway — but in real life can we keep the package in the pants?"
Katrina Mitzeliotis
