Richard Saturnino Owens (born November 18, 1961) is an American fashion designer from Porterville, California.

He gained notability after Kate Moss was photographed by Corrine Day for Vogue Paris in one of his signature leather jackets.

[7] He moved to Paris in 2003 with his partner Michèle Lamy, a decision that was partially motivated by being mugged in Los Angeles.

[7] He set up his home and atelier inside a historic five-story building that previously served as offices for former French President François Mitterrand.

His first museum exhibition and retrospective, chronicling over 20 years of his life's work, entitled, "Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman" opened at the Triennale di Milano on December 15, 2017.

[22] He had launched five labels including RICK OWENS, DRKSHDW, RICKOWENSLILIES, SLAB, and HUNRICKOWENS (previously "Palais Royal").

[23] SLAB was a diffusion line that consisted of basic garments with unique finishings such as distressing, oil washing, and waxed coatings.

[24][25][26][27] Owens added to this series of partnerships in 2020, designing capsule collections in collaboration with Moncler and American activewear brand Champion.

He introduced LeGaspi in his fall and winter 2019 women's runway collection, "For me, as a teenager growing up in Porterville, California, what Larry LeGaspi did was a huge thing—the way he infiltrated middle America with this subversive sensibility [...] [h]e connects with soul culture—black soul culture and music [...] [a]ll of this stuff coming together was very important to this kid in Porterville."

Imagery for the collection featured American drag queen The Goddess Bunny, who also worked for Owens as a fit model in his studio.

He was originally slated to show his previous "Vapor SS02" collection, but due to the terrorist attacks of September 11, it had to be delayed.

[36] This collection exhibited his draped and tailored designs that he gained popularity for in the Hollywood Boulevard in a muted color palette.

The second part of his presentation, DUSTDAM, was an installation space exhibiting thirty garments from his new collection alongside his in-house furniture.

[7][38] Owens' Spring/Summer 2014 womenswear collection had a team of forty step dancers with members from The Zetas, Washington Divas, Soul Steppers and The Momentums sororities as runway models.

Owens used this collection's influences to incorporate geometric silhouettes and design lines into his garments, and included unconventional materials such as removable tent poles to achieve this.

Owens' Fall/Winter 2024 collection pays homage to his hometown of Porterville, California and was displayed at his house and headquarters in Paris.

Notably, this collection introduced inflatable knee-high rubber boots, distinctive for their large volume and rounded shape.

[44] The menswear "Sphinx FW15" runway featured garments that were intentionally draped and patterned to reveal the model's genitalia.

[46] During the "Cyclops SS16" menswear show in Paris,[47] male fashion muse,[48][49] artist, and musician Jera Diarc,[50][51] who worked for Owens as a model, held up a sign that read, "Please Kill Angela Merkel.

It featured an exaggerated tongue, a padded collar, a crepe sole with a rubber sidewall stitched and reinforced with staples at the heel, and a medial zipper for ease of access.

Owens's furniture line is influenced by architectural elements such as Brutalism and German World War II bunkers, characterized by angular movements and sculptural forms.

Using raw plywood, marble, alabaster, bronze, leather, and moose antlers, the collection is inspired by his favorite shapes from Eileen Gray to Brâncuși to California skate parks.

The furniture collection has since been shown at the Musée d'Art modern in Paris and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

The exhibit showcases new works as well as classic pieces, in which some were envisioned for this newest store located in Soho, New York.