Rick Owens

Island SS 2013 is a tonal shift in Owens womenswear, asking how retreat and kindness might appear inside a severe house language. Python, shimmering paper-like fabrics and silk threads support cocoon softness and elongated capes, while falling foam and suds turn the runway into a temporary safe spot. Klimt and Ballets Russes references sit beneath the colour and surface changes, but the collection’s main movement is emotional as much as formal: severity opens into softness without becoming sentimental.