In the name of high fashion, anything goes, but Rick Owens' most recent show in Paris took that to a whole other level.
While the 52-year-old fashion designer is known for over-the-top shows - last year his runway was literally filled with men wearing penis-baring pants - he kicked off this year's Paris Fashion Week with something we've never seen before, according to E! News. During his runway show on Thursday, the models all wore the latest spring-summer 2016 collection, but it was their accessories that really shocked the crowd. Each model was effortlessly wearing another model...there was another human strapped to their bodies.
The models were all placed in varying poses as some hung like backpacks, some had their private parts right in the other models' faces, and most were completely upside down. The poses were impressive, though, and that's because all of these women are local gymnasts who had the strength required to do such a thing, according to New York Magazine. The gladiator sandals and clothes in general were normal, and kind of looked like what Kanye West has been showcasing in his own shows for his fashion line Yeezy, but the entire presentation is what left the crowd confused yet intrigued.
Owens saw no reason to explain the meaning of this whole show as he took a quick bow and walked right off the stage and then straight out of the building as if nothing had just happened. While he completely ignored the press on the way out, he did explain the collection, which is called Cyclops, in an email statement shortly after, and it turns out the entire thing was pretty powerful.
"The Cyclops is a mythological creature, formidable with focused vision," the statement read, according to The New York Times. "Who among us wouldn't appreciate that kind of description? In the spring men's collection, which shares the same name, that focused vision was propulsive and aggressive. When applied to women, I see that focused vision being more about nourishment, sisterhood, motherhood, and regeneration. Women raising women, women becoming women and women supporting women. The world of women I know little about and can only attempt to amuse in my own small way."
