By Christian Janssen — 17th November 2017

In the face of the environmental catastrophes, the imminent nuclear annihilation and the social evils, the fashion designer Rick Owens, originated from Porterville in California and based in Paris, is in the habit of romanticizing the downfall, because he worries about the state of the world. This time, however, the principle of hope applied, freely adapted from the German philosopher Ernst Bloch. For the averting of the disaster, the ready‑to‑wear collection for spring and summer 2018 should be pinned with hope. For this, Rick Owens relied on stoicism, because the strength was in the calmness and composure.