APRIL 2009

FASHION DAILY NEWS – APRIL 2009

WHO DID THE DESIGN OF YOUR NEW STORE IN LONDON? HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE THE STYLE OF THIS STORE? 

I WORKED WITH PARISIAN ARCHITECT JOSEPH DIRAND. HE'S AS BIG A FAN AS ARCHITECTURAL RATIONALISM AS I AM, AND I AGREE WITH HIM THAT THE RIGHT MATERIALS PRETTY MUCH TELL THE STORY. 

WHAT ARE YOUR PROJECTS IN TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION? WILL YOU BE OPENING A NEW STORE THIS YEAR? ANY OTHER EXPANSION PLANS OR A NEW LINE, FOR EXAMPLE? 

WE'LL BE OPENING IN TOKYO IN SEPTEMBER. WE ONLY OPEN IN PLACES WHERE WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP. PARTNERSHIPS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN LOCATION FOR US. 

WHAT IS THE SHAREHOLDING OF THE RICK OWENS BRAND? ARE YOU DISCLOSING ANY TURNOVER FIGURES AT ALL? 

WE'RE THE KIND OF COMPANY THAT KEEPS THESE THINGS TO OURSELVES.