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Paris Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear

Rick Owens

50 looks, shown 1 October 2026 in Paris. Known this season for face paint / prosthetics, futuristic, religious / ecclesiastical.

50Looks
2.1%Of the week's looks
19th / 58Largest show
WhiteLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 · SS27

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 50
WhiteIvoryGreyBlackSilverCharcoalBeigeButter yellow
Look 11

Look 1 of 50

Ivory padded long-sleeve column gown with front slit and shield visor

A monastic, padded column gown with seamed bodice panelling and frayed cuffs flares into a pooling trumpet hem, while the metallic shield visor pushes ecclesiastical purity toward something alien and futuristic.

White 61%Ivory 32%Grey 6%
Shape
column · inverted triangle · mermaid · sculptural
Pieces
gown
Fabric
silk · crumpled · quilted
Details
cape back · padding · piping · raw
Styling
sandals · tonal head to toe
Mood
austere · dramatic · serene

What set Rick Owens apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Face paint / prosthetics makeupFuturistic eraReligious / ecclesiastical referenceFuturistic styleBleached / bare brows makeupKnee-high boots accessory

The palette

Share of garment area across 50 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Sculptural / architectural74%
  • Column48%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder40%
  • Asymmetric30%
  • Oversized26%

Share of the 50 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 50 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Gown38%
  • Jacket28%
  • Maxi skirt20%
  • Top (unspecified)18%
  • Tunic18%

The character of the clothes

Rick Owens's clothes were lighter, more muted, warmer, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 97% of collections
  • MutedVividmore muted than 85% of collections
  • CoolerWarmerwarmer than 89% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printed
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 97% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 95% of collections

Rick Owens against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Spring/Summer 2027

Paris field notes →
  1. 1Balenciaga72 looksIvory
  2. 2Undercover70 looksCharcoal
  3. 3Loewe67 looksBlack
  4. 4Dior66 looksBlack
  5. 5Elie Saab64 looksTan
  6. 6Maison Margiela62 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Rick Owens, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.