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A singular creative force, Michèle Lamy is as known for her partnership with her husband, fashion designer Rick Owens, as she is for her distinctive personal style, defined by gold teeth and henna-covered fingers, a ring from her Hunrod jewelry collection on each one. Lamy is a co-founder and the managing director of art and furniture at Owenscorp. Born in France, she studied philosophy and practiced law before moving to Los Angeles in 1979, where she ran the influential restaurant Les Deux Cafes and had her own clothing line, Lamy. She hired Owens as a pattern-maker, and the pair relocated to Paris in 2003 to grow the world of Rick Owens. Lamy presides over Lamyland, an umbrella entity for her independent creative projects, and records with her band Lavascar. Here, a few things that catch her enigmatic eye.
Photo: Shutterstock (Lamy)

Rimowa x Rick Owens

$3,525

Cabin Suitcase

“I only travel with my Rimowa trunks. And, of course, now my Rick Owens Cabin.”

Diptyque

$76

Roses Candle

“I’m always trying a lot of Diptyque. A lot of their scents are great. Right now I’m very into Roses but I mainly go for their amber and santal. We like these kinds of scents.”

David Zwirner Books

$160

The Donald Judd Collection

“David Zwirner Gallery in Paris is like home and has the best books by so many of my favorite artists. Franz West, Luc Tuymans, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donald Judd, Richard Serra.”

The Skateroom

$950

Juergen Teller & Michèle Lamy No.28 Triptych

“This signed skateboard deck of me by Juergen Teller. He always knows how to catch me.”

Tokyobike

$700

Mono in Black

“I only skateboard. But if I were to ride a bicycle, it would be a Tokyobike. A cultural icon.”

Polaroid

$129.99

Now Generation 2 Travel Set

“I just used this Polaroid to take pictures of Travis Scott while we were on tour together for Circus Maximus.”

Etel Adnan, Simone Fattal and Bob Wilson

$350

Garden of Memory

“Etel Adnan’s Garden of Memory. I wish I’d known about Etel’s poetry my whole life. Her poetry really changed everything. Her poems are a way to connect with my consciousness and emotions. There’s a romance to them. It’s like an instinct for life.”

Rick Owens

$1,850

Black Lido Garland Leather Camisole

“This Rick Owens piece I use as a top…a skirt…however I feel like it that day.”

Rick Owens

$496

Cashmere Jumper

“I wrap myself in this Rick Owens cashmere jumper all winter long.”

Rizzoli

$70

Collecting Fashion

Collecting Fashion by Alexandra Carl and Angelo Flaccavento, where I talk about my Comme des Garçons collection.”


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