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Designer Rick Owens Takes to OF - With Only Feet
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Bisexual designer Rick Owens, 63, is making the occasional excursion away from the atelier and to OnlyFans, where he's now got an account devoted to depictions of his feet.
The American-born designer, who lives in Paris, told Women's Wear Daily that he got the idea from "the Countess of Castiglione, an Italian aristocrat from the 19th century," WWD relayed, explaining that the countess "commissioned hundreds of photos of herself until her declining years" – at which point the images she had taken were focused solely on her feet.
"I thought it was an interesting way of addressing aging," Owens ruminated. It's also a way for him to stay rebellious; the designer called his feet-only OnlyFans "a response to the prissy moralism and judgment that I see in the world."
"It is my way of saying, 'Lighten up, don't take it all so seriously,'" Owens added. "A little bit of wicked fun is elegant."
Fetishists may delight in the news that Owens has an OnlyFans, but his peers are less sure how to take the news. That doesn't concern Owens, who suggested that "be[ing] transgressive" is part of his brand anyway.
"I'm like, I started my career with a picture of me pissing into my mouth," the designer shrugged. "I mean, this is the most innocent thing I've ever done."
His interview with WWD "coincid[ed] with the presentation of his spring/summer 2026 collection and the opening of his exhibition at the Musée Galliera in Paris," noted Casawi, which went on to say that Owens "has built his reputation on challenging established norms within fashion and art, consistently pushing boundaries throughout his career."
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.