Usher, Rema and Destroy Lonely Were Seeking Inspiration in Rick Owens’ World
THE GOOD LIFE: “Life’s good, that’s what’s inspiring me,” said an upbeat Luka Sabbat as he took in the scented smoke-filled room at Rick Owens Thursday. Across the way, Usher was also taking in the vibes, alongside fellow musicians Rema and Destroy Lonely.
“I’m always inspired by the people, the energy, the fashion,” said Usher, who expected Owens’ show to be one of his highlights of the week, alongside good friend Pharrell Williams’ show for Louis Vuitton presented Tuesday, which he summed up as “incredible.”
Sabbat said he had learned a lot from working alongside Indya Moore in Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” which is currently in theaters. “It was my first lead role in a film, and just working with people who are that good at what they do inspires me to be better myself,” he said.
Rema, who hails from Nigeria, was taking in the city’s nature and architecture, he said, and drawing parallels with music. “Nature is complicated beyond what we understand; architecture, in the same way, because you have to deal with different layers [from those] the eye sees,” he said. “That depth is what I want to take to my music, that deep construction.”
Destroy Lonely was sitting alongside girlfriend Shannade Clermont and her twin sister Shannon. “We’re having a great time,” he said, the influencer twins nodding in agreement. All three chose to go against the grain, dressing in off-white looks and standing out in the crowd of dark designs sported by much of Owen’s front-row following. The rapper has a new studio album, his third, coming out soon, called “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” he said, as well as a mixtape with label-mate Ken Carson.
It turns out he more often wears black. “This happens to not be black today, I love this as well,” he said of the faux fur hoodie and characteristically elongated bell-bottom jeans he picked out for the occasion.
