Rick Owens

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Rick Owens has been honored with some of fashion's highest accolades. The CFDA awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, recognizing his profound impact on the industry. In 2018, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum gave him the National Design Award for Fashion Design. The French Ministry of Culture named him a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2013. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster in 2019. These honors reflect his singular vision and lasting influence on fashion and design.

AwardsOwens has won several prestigious fashion awards. He received the CFDA Award for Best Accessory Designer in 2007 and the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. In 2018, he earned the National Design Award for Fashion Design from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. He also won the Andam Fashion Award Special Jury Prize in 2003 and the Elle Style Award for Best International Designer in 2014.

Honours & Distinctions

Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

French Ministry of Culture·2013

Knighted for contributions to arts and literature.

Honorary Doctorate

University of Westminster·2019

Honorary doctorate for contributions to fashion.

Rankings & Lists

#Listed

BoF 500

The Business of Fashion·2025

Magazine Covers

Vogue US

February 2015

The Dark Knight of Fashion

Vogue Paris

March 2018

Rick Owens: Le Maître du Noir

W Magazine

December 2016

Rick Owens: The Visionary

The New York Times Style Magazine

October 2019

The World of Rick Owens

System Magazine

2018

Issue 12 cover story

032c Magazine

2014

Cover story

i-D Magazine

Spring 2017

Rick Owens: The Godfather of Dark Fashion

Records & Feats

First designer to show at the Venice Biennale

Historic First·2022

In 2022, Owens presented a landmark collection at the Venice Biennale, a first for a fashion designer.