Rick Owens proves his metal for SS14

Were it not for the sheer volume of the music that heralded that start of Rick Owens' SS14 menswear show, you might have heard jaws dropping on the concrete floor. The designer had been captivated this season by a band called Winnie the Pooh, a six-piece Estonian metal band who came out in dramatic fashion with wolf-like hairy faces, primitive instruments and a drum kit attached to a giant, almost medieval rotating contraption. It was captivating. In between came the clothes, fast and furious to keep pace with the music. There where little drop crotch all-in-ones with curvilinear shorts on the behind of the shorts, ultra-skinny black trousers paired with signature draped tops, low-cut racer-back teddies and fringed leather hula belts which lost all of their tweeness when worn with bubble-like Adidas boots and a steely glare. The clothes worked as the perfect counterpoint to the music -- functional but beautiful, but only ever worn by people who have a lot more going on than simply what they are wearing. Owen's legion fans -- from DJs to artists to Estonian metal rockers -- will be pleased he's come through once again.