Champion and Rick Owens set to launch fourth collaboration collection

American fashion designer Rick Owens has once again teamed up with heritage US sportswear brand Champion on a capsule collaboration collection, launching on 26 May 2023.

The fourth iteration follows the success of the previous three seasonal capsule Rick Owens x Champion collections from 2019, 2021 and 2022.

Celebrating Champion’s rich athletic heritage and Rick Owens’ signature contemporary aesthetic, the collection has been designed and developed for both men and women, “carefully combining creativity and sustainability”.

Key products include sweatshirts and Tees, coupled with athletic mesh vests, shorts, underwear and lightweight outerwear - all reimagined and carefully finished with a unique Rick Owens x Champion collaboration logo, executed in a contemporary 3D embroidery.

The colour palette includes neutral and monochrome tones, with the addition of a seasonal dark red that pays homage to Champion’s archival colour palette.

The collection was developed and produced within a 15-kilometre radius of each of the two company’s headquarters in Italy, with careful attention and consideration given to the curation of each of the fabrics used across the line.

Fabrics including soft Terry, athletic mesh and crinkle Nylon were constructed from recycled materials and further complemented by 100% organic cotton pieces across the capsule.

Rick Owens said: “When I started my label in the nineties, I hand drew my logo as a cross between the Champion logo and a Jean Patou perfume label. They both had a similar calligraphic flair.

“I remember my older, cooler cousins wearing Champion sweatshirts and shorts in the Seventies, cementing that logo in my brain. With our collaboration, I have taken their logo – that inspired mine so long ago – and rendered it in a luxurious 3D embroidery which we have sprinkled liberally over a range including sheer T-shirts, sweats, distorted hoodies, underwear and windbreakers.”

The full collection will be available to purchase at select retailers from 26 May 2023, and at Rick Owens stores as well as the Rick Owens European website.