@various.archives: “I don’t like mood boards. A mood board would just explain too much to everybody.” Rick Owens has always rejected the idea of literal creativity. For him, references should live in memory, distorted, reinterpreted, and filtered through instinct. True design isn’t about assembling what you see, but about transforming what you remember. A reminder for every creative: inspiration isn’t about collecting, it’s about distilling. Follow @various.archives for more from fashion’s most visionary minds and join the waitlist in bio to first access our curated archive of designer pieces. #VariousArchives #RickOwens #FashionArchives #FashionHistory #AvantGardeFashion © : Rick owens for the New York Times

JM🪰 :

PynkSiddity 🪽 :

Fr I gatekeep myself

cyberCafe :

I get this. Using memory will allow you to impart the details that you find important to your work. I guess that’s why I’m not a mood board person either. Rick is a thoughtful and wise person.

adam :

Not everyone has to understand the vision

gloriveli :

exactly #me when im late on a deadline & have a moodboard due by EOD 😭

nat :

me neither

Tyler Nacho :

I feel like this is great for pure genius with decades of experience but terrible advice for the rest of us

brofrong :

Same here. Just use memory. I hate when in my classes professors are like “go make mood boards for this project”

No :

ya bc someone named gabby might steal your doodles

DEAR FINELLI, :

I agree thoroughly

Candace The Pomchi :

Thanks, Rick! 🥰🤗

Jyw :

I understand why people have mood boards and I’ve seen them work so much so I’ll never hate on them. But I create best when I feel I have a secret formula lol

💐 :

I love this gentle human

Aileen Wuornos :

THIS

231Barbie🧚🏾‍♀️ :

LITERALLY omg

kellyahern :

I’m sorta the same way. It’s like you have to see your inspo, visually intake it, and then digest it into art. Having a side by side moodboard is just like following a recipe or copying. Instead I like to absorb & try to naturally recreate my own version off ingested vibes. Relatable.

syedafouzianaheenmuskAlpha1 :

ya Allah ho ya rahmano

🧃 :

I still love them tho 😔good thing it’s a mixture 😃

zazatomy :

ugly clothes

Lasghart :

Bruh ur clothes are black and white, i can imagine you dont need much reference 😭 not going off much my guy😂

Mysterious Galaxy :

dude said nothing

JoeyRocket55 :

Doesn’t he have to ask the devil his wife what she thinks? Or his boyfriend the other demon in his circle?

Lena :