Rick Owens for Arena Homme // Bicep Akimbo

The portraits of Rick Owens in the latest Arena Homme -- shot by AnA favorite Nick Knight -- drive home with a giant stiletto heel the obvious chez Owens since the dawn of the designer's career: his inspiration is himself. As stated so well in that entertaining New Yorker profile, his Parisian "Iggy Pop" look translates effortlessly onto the runway via goth and lots of black. Here are a few of Mr. Knights pics of the well-muscled createur.