Image courtesy of Rick OwensFashion / NewsModels bare their penises at Rick OwensThe menswear season's most provocative statement – but don't be surprised if you missed itShareLink copied ✔️January 22, 2015FashionNewsTextThomas GortonPhotographyLea ColomboRick Owens AW15 At a time when sex and censorship are on everyone's minds, Rick Owens – fashion's king of kink – has entered unchartered territory: male nudity. During his AW15 'SPHINX' show, the designer sent models down the runway in oversized peep-hole garments that gave the audience a flash of bare skin beneath as they walked – and in a few cases, revealed their penises. Susie Bubble, Dazed's representative at the show, said: "I liked that you hardly noticed it. It wasn't nudity for the sake of nudity. I honestly didn't see until somebody pointed out the dick flaps and the undie holes." Famously, Owens isn't afraid of dealing with sex as a subject matter. Last season's show was a homage to a moment in Nijinksy's 1912 ballet "Afternoon of a Faun", where a faun masturbates over his lost nymph's scarf. At the time, Owens said of the ballet's climactic point: “Everybody in the audience, with all their jewels, are just waiting for this guy to hump the scarf. I love that!” The designer also called on legendary S&M photographer Rick Castro to shoot his 93-year-old father for his AW14 lookbook, a selection of photographs that reaffirmed Owens's position as playfully confrontational when it comes to the human body. We've had #freethenipple – now is it time to #freethepeen? Update: “Nudity is the most simple and primal gesture” – read what Owens had to say backstage about his full-frontal fashion statement. via The Fashion Law Liked this? Head here to read more about Rick Owens: Watch Beyond the Surface: a Rick Owens fashion film Rick Castro: the S&M photographer beloved by Rick Owens Margiela, Rick Owens, Prada: the collections that defined 2014 Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHat summer! Meet the young milliners taking over London fashionKiko Mizuhara on slowing down, shutting up and touching grass RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA Washing-up gloves have made it out the kitchen Stone Island Marina takes us straight to the source for SS26 Crying in couture: Ellie Misner’s new collection is a beautiful disaster OnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnThe biggest fashion collabs you missed in MarchIn pictures: Robbie McIntosh captures the next generation of Champion youthBLACKPINK style file: All of Lisa’s greatest fashion momentsCrying in couture: Ellie Misner’s new collection is a beautiful disaster Nike How the Dazed US team are AirmaxxingEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy