Rick Owens Model Pulls Political Stunt and Gets Punched
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Rick Owens is always full of surprises. This time however, the surprise didn’t come from the designer himself, but from one of his models, Jera Diarc. During the men’s spring 2016 presentation at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the model whipped out a makeshift banner that read “PLEASE KILL ANGELA MERKEL NOT” scrawled in black marker when […]
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Designer Rick Owens punches model after runway protest – New York
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Rick Owens Model Pulls Political Stunt and Gets Punched
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Model holding 'kill Merkel' protest sign 'punched' at fashion show
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Rick Owens Explains Why He Punched His Model
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Rick Owens fashion show turns political with anti-Merkel sign
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Rick Owens punched a model for protesting on his runway — Acclaim
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