I’ve always been into clothing and style and the skills I learned doing fine art fit nicely into fashion design and construction. After a few years at art school, I was doing small gallery shows and just kind of burned out on it and ended up dropping out. I transitioned from painting and sculpture because I thought fashion was a lot more tangible and accessible. What prompted you to transition from your background in painting and sculpture to fashion design? I was doing a lot of Western-inspired stuff at the time and thought it would be a nice tribute. The name Ricky King came in part from a cousin of mine who passed away young, he was a rodeo guy and a rancher. Where does the name Ricky King come from? Here he also speaks about the future of Ricky King, why he has Jean Paul Gautier’s initials tattooed on his forehead, and whether all fashion can be classified as art. More recently, Ross has experimented with a larger variety of American iconography and talks to us about how leaning into the inescapable homoeroticism of the sailor, greaser and cowboy allows him to challenge traditional notions of masculinity.
This was most notably showcased in a collaboration with Lady Gaga, propelling Ricky King even further into the industry’s focus. Ross is best known for his pieces that can only be described as a modern Western fetishist’s wet dream, marrying the yeehaw energy of the classic cowboy with confronting futuristic styles. Perhaps the ultimate in DIY labels (albeit a very sophisticated one), all Ricky King work is hand-crafted and utilises a variety of repurposed materials, imbuing Ross’ designs with the authenticity of the all-American fashion he draws upon.įrom bustiers made of cowboy boots to dresses made of belts, his work is never one-dimensional even when it is minimalistic, hiding layers of conceptualism in its stitches.
Taylor Ross, the designer behind rising label Ricky King, has succeeded in crafting work that transcends the disposable nature of modern fashion, seamlessly blending the old and the new to create something altogether timeless.
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