Rick Owens is one of few American born designers shaping contemporary arts through a distorted, blossoming lens. Based in Paris, France, Owens is primarily known for his black-centric style, brutalist mentality and of course, menswear fashion design. Head of his paragon namesake ‘Rick Owens’, many prize the designer for his avant-garde mentality and disregard for the socially acceptable. He has revolutionized the modern silhouette and has assumed a cult following as a result. Rick Owens is a paramount in footwear design and fuels the urge to question; “Why?” atop the runway. He refuses to backdown from a stylistic approach, leading the masses through a shift in couture at the grips of his will. Owens will go down as a pioneer in a miscellany of niches and yet persists without intent to slow. He flourishes in a unique, intriguing way - tempting those around him to simply open their minds to the unknown.