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Fashion Design

Winner:    > Rick Owens
Finalists:     > Phillip Lim     > Narciso Rodriguez    
The Fashion Design Award is given to an individual or firm for exceptional and exemplary work in clothing, footwear, or accessories design.
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Rick Owens

Originally from southern California, Rick Owens currently bases his practice in Paris, where he oversees his own women’s wear line. Using a minimalist palette to accentuate his sculptural designs, Owens’ edgy design sensibility brings a raw, modern elegance to women’s fashion. Infused with a sense of drama, his work has been noted for its masterful use of draping and asymmetrical cut. Owens’ approach to design, while inspired by the workmanship of couture, retains a consciously unfinished quality. Shortly after his first show in New York, he was given the CFDA Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent in 2002. Owens also served as artistic director for the French fur house Revillon from 2002 through 2006.