Rick Owens - Finding Used Pieces, Is it worth it?
Hey. So continuing on with the Rick conversations I've been having here as of lately, I wanted to make a Q&A to ask a few questions.
1. Would it be worth trying to get into the Rick style of clothing? It wouldn't replace my dominant style of kinda-ivy, kinda-western.
2. Where could I find used Rick clothing for (relatively) cheap online in the UK? Obviously if I find out the style is not for me than used would help as I wouldn't have spent too much compared to new. Of course I could be mistaken and it's expensive even used :derp:
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rick is badically a different world, leaning more into avant garde and fashion forward pieces/shapes.
i always encourage people to experiment when they can but just know you CANNOT mix rick with ralph, you will look really funny.
a rick shirt will not go with a pair of high rise chinos, like how a pair of rick pants will not go with an ocbd, jts all or nothing lest you risk looking like a 14 year old really into playboy carti
From what I can tell you've only started getting into your "kinda ivy, kinda western" style, so I would probably focus on that for now and grow that first. Then by all means experiment with others
the rick conversations such as "Sam what are you doing" or "Sam do not buy Rick" or "Sam stop looking at Rick this does not fit your inspo"
Oh yeah :bloberm:
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a rick wardrobe is very beautiful and very aspirational for a lot of people but if youre only just getting started with your fashion journey you dont want your wardrobe to be too segregated. give yourself some time and room to develop, then you can go crazy
Now I regret creating this post :why_dissolve:
dont feel discouraged big dog, it was a good question
menswear is a big world man
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Ugh
I feel like I've embarrassed myself a bit :xdcrying:
ur fine man
i think it was a good question, never hurts to be curious about whether or not you can expand your style
This isn't embarrassing. But you probably need to ask yourself whether you like Rick looks (runway and actual people) or do you just like that people talk about him a lot?
Also, aren't you a student? You probably don't have the budget for Rick, even used.
All that said, if you want to see it - Selfridge's stocks it.
I am a student :linkBow:
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But you probably need to ask yourself whether you like Rick looks (runway and actual people) or do you just like that people talk about him a lot?hmm. it's not a look that i've researched, so it's more that i hear it a lot here.
Rick Owens himself wearing full Rick Owens. you might be able to see how this wouldn't mesh well with ivy/western.
yeah
Sam, I think you should realize that Rick is a great designer but is often thrown out as a joke because his fits can be so wild, suggesting someone go “full Rick “ is kind of an absurd meme. It is often used to suggest someone go in a crazy unexpected direction. I think you SHOULD check out his stuff, both runway shows and actual people as Chopper says , but try to separate that curiosity from aspire to purchase. there are many other designers out there as well and I think you should develop your sense of critical reasoning when it comes to looks.
🤔 I wonder if there's any designers that align closer to my inspo and aren't so much as a meme
I love looking at Rick stuff. I even tried some on yesterday to satisfy some curiosity. I've settled with never owning any.
as well as being fine on a student budget :xd:
You'd be better off looking at stuff like Visvim if you really want to look at crazy high end stuff that aligns more with where your current interests are.
https://www.visvim.tv/lookbook/visvim/fw24/
And for what it's worth, there's no harm in looking at Rick, or any other designer and enjoying it. But it's probably not worth considering for purchasing (at the moment/yet). Purchasing isn't the only way to engage with fashion.
Additionally to what chopper posted, I would try to pick an item of clothing you think you'd like to wear as a staple of your wardrobe that you've seen in Take Ivy, or other things you've seen on the western side you mentioned.
You can then make a q&a asking where to find that specific item or who makes it.
If you are finding you really like the Ivy/Western/Americana styling the plus is that a lot of those items are readily available secondhand which would be student budget friendly.
Obviously you can still look at more expensive items to see cool styling and items of clothing, there may be lower cost versions of those also available
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From what I've seen so far in Take Ivy, it's been mainly beige chinos and (IIRC) textured shirts which I both have.
have you checked out black ivy as well? its great for inspo
Not yet
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i think the book is hard bound only so it might be a pain to get but from what ive seen and heard from other people in the space its excellent
and it most likely meshes with your style very well Sam
everyone here has been right but also for the sake of answering your question, rick is can be very expensive secondhand and the market is littered with fakes
pants probably 2-500, shirts anywhere from 1-300, shoes 3-1k, outwear can hit upwards of 2k depending on hype / material composition
i dont think it's worth getting into considering your current style + inspo + desires
i've been able to scoop some rick for cheap (and by cheap i mean it's still $50-150) but every piece i've picked up i've wanted to sell in a year or two
truly just doesn't work with many other brands unless ur goated (dylan) or are already going for the julius biker look
I promise you all that rick second hand doesn't go that cheap in the UK where Sam is. Much much more limited market.
makes sense. and websites like grailed are taxing like crazy lol
yeah all my rick has been from japan or us sellers
UK hits you with something like 35-40% in import fees once you're over £135 or so in value (including shipping), and 20% below that.
woof
I’ll tell you something about Rick @Sam. All of us who are into him started by buying one piece we really liked. Something cool that just clicked for us. And then we wore it with our other stuff and realized that it would look even better—and more cohesive—with another Rick piece. So we bought another, and then another. And over time you build up a wardrobe. That’s how it usually goes. So I think if you do find something from Rick that you really like you should go for it and experiment with it. Why not! Maybe it’ll be the start of a journey into a new style for you, maybe you’ll end up selling it. Regardless your entire wardrobe doesn’t have to be Rick. Some people on here know that I have a lot of Rick and I often wear it—but it’s just another part of my wardrobe from the more typical MFA stuff I typically post. Same with my Thom Browne suit—doubt I’ll ever wear that with most of the other stuff in my wardrobe. It’s okay to have a wardrobe that’s partitioned like that, but it also takes more money and time.
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I think what I'll do is I'll try to focus on my core style that I'm working on.
If I do find a Rick piece in the future that I really like then I'll deal with going down that rabbit hole of Rick stuff then :linkSweatSmile:
But for now, I'm still working on my core style, like I said
Which is... How do you describe it? Slightly ivy? Slightly western?
:linkThink: I'm not sure what name to give it lol
it seems like the direction you want to go in based on what you've said would be Ivy, Westernwear, Americana
I wouldn't worry about giving it a specific name but using those three terms may help you to search for outfits/inspiration online
Thanks
The last time I read Take Ivy was a couple of days ago, so I might just dip in for some inspo tomorrow :linkBow: