Designer Rick Owens debuted his spring/summer 2014 collection in Paris today. In lieu of models, Owens called upon a team of step dancers to show off his clothing.
They marched down a metal staircase...

... and took to the runway.

They performed a routine much more rigorous than mere cat-walking.
And the fashion crowd went mostly wild with praise.
The most powerful and provocative statement this season, nay in the last decade (?) yet from Rick Owens http://t.co/67plzRw0y8
susiebubble
@susiebubble
The most powerful and provocative statement this season, nay in the last decade (?) yet from Rick Owens http://t.co/67plzRw0y8
Incredible Rick Owens dance performance http://t.co/MU2ZOalThT”
LOVE MAGAZINE
@THELOVEMAGAZINE
Incredible Rick Owens dance performance http://t.co/MU2ZOalThTâ€
Step teams at #RickOwens locked up, mean muggin' and REPRESENTING a culture so often overlooked in… http://t.co/ihWOT1CC3G
Shiona Turini
@shionat
Step teams at #RickOwens locked up, mean muggin' and REPRESENTING a culture so often overlooked in… http://t.co/ihWOT1CC3G
Fiercest realist wildest show ever! Rick Owens imports competitive step dancers from the US. - Linda… http://t.co/EsdKf2uV0g
Bergdorf Goodman
@Bergdorfs
Fiercest realist wildest show ever! Rick Owens imports competitive step dancers from the US. - Linda… http://t.co/EsdKf2uV0g
This spectacle resulted in what might be the only literally fierce runway stills in the history of fashion.


