Rick Owens

Babel SS 2019 womenswear turns public menace into a controlled runway image. Distressed flags, denim and bikini fragments become torqued shorts, waist boxes and aggressive exposed constructions, while the pyre-centred staging points towards Babel, Tatlin and public accusation culture. The collection does not simply dress catastrophe; it organises grievance, female rage and spectacle through silhouette and set. Within the wider Rick Owens chronology, Babel is one of the clearer moments where political pressure, architectural reference and female aggression are made visible without becoming literal reportage.