RICK OWENS
Women's Rick Owens Jumbolace
Few sneakers court the sculptural drama of the Rick Owens Jumbolace. A reinterpretation of the designer's own icons, the silhouette amplifies the Geobasket and Ramones with oversized laces, a towering shark-tooth bumper sole and that unmistakable architectural shape. The result is footwear treated as object: brutal, refined and quietly subversive. Each pair carries the muted palette and considered construction that define the house, grounding any look in studied edge. Discover the women's Rick Owens Jumbolace edit at MARAIS, where avant-garde design meets enduring craft.
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
RICK OWENS
The Avant-Garde Vision of Rick Owens
Rick Owens launched his namesake label in Los Angeles in 1994, working out of a small Hollywood studio before relocating to Paris in 2003 with his partner and muse, Michèle Lamy. The American designer built his reputation on bias-cut draping, oversized silhouettes and a restrained, often monochromatic palette. His work sits at the intersection of brutalism and elegance, reimagining everyday garments and footwear as sculptural objects. The wider women's Rick Owens collection reflects this singular vision, from fluid leathers to the house's instantly recognisable shoes.
The Jumbolace, Decoded
The Jumbolace is a reinterpretation of a reinterpretation: Owens takes his already-exaggerated sneaker icons, the Geobasket and the Ramones, and amplifies them further with dramatically oversized laces. Each pair pairs a padded, topstitched back counter and extended tongue with a towering shark-tooth bumper sole, turning the cartoonish proportions into something genuinely architectural. It is a study in playful subversion, and a natural extension of the broader Rick Owens women's shoes offering, where high tops, ankle boots and the label's signature sneakers share the same uncompromising attitude. That same language runs through the more pared-back DRKSHDW low sneakers and the worn-in Rick Owens vintage sneakers, each a different register of the same sculptural footwear.
Collaboration and Cult Status
Owens has long extended his world through collaboration, and pieces such as the celebrated Rick Owens x Moncler capsule show how his aesthetic translates across categories without dilution. The Jumbolace shares that cult appeal: instantly identifiable, endlessly photographed and worn by those who treat fashion as a form of quiet rebellion rather than trend-following.
Styling the Jumbolace
Let the shoe lead. The Jumbolace anchors slouchy trousers, draped knits and tonal layering, its volume balanced by a pared-back palette of black, milk and natural. For evening, it lends an unexpected edge to tailoring and longline coats. Finish the look with the label's Rick Owens accessories, where the same austere hand carries through to bags and smaller leather pieces.
Shop Rick Owens Jumbolace at MARAIS
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