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Rick Owens Prong Mini Dress — Brown, Size US 6 / IT 42
A strapless stretch-cotton dress that asks whether the body alone is enough to hold a garment — Owens’ answer, in brown.
Rick Owens Prong Mini Dress — Brown, Size US 6 / IT 42
Rick Owens has built a vocabulary of recurring silhouettes that return season after season, each iteration a refinement of the thesis that preceded it. The Prong Mini Dress is among his most consistent propositions — a bandeau-cut strapless construction in stretch cotton that reduces the dress to its structural minimum. In dark brown, with the house’s characteristic material intelligence applied to a cotton blend, it is a piece that earns its existence through precision. It features:
Strapless bandeau silhouette with a minimal, body-skimming fit
Short mini length with a clean, unembellished hemline
Rear zip closure for a precise, structured fit
Stretch construction in 91% cotton, 6% elastomultiester, 3% rubber — the house’s signature body-conscious blend
GOTS-certified organic cotton construction
The fabric blend is the piece’s defining technical decision — the rubber content provides memory and resistance that allows the Prong to hold its form precisely at the bandeau while the cotton content provides breathability and a natural hand. Characteristic light surface rubbing to the coated finish, consistent with the construction of this piece — please see the final photo.
Owens has described the Prong as a kind of test: a dress that asks whether the body alone is enough to hold a garment. In dark brown, stripped of ornament, it gives the clearest possible answer. Worn alone it is a statement; layered under a coat or jacket it becomes the foundation that every other garment in the wardrobe is organized around.
Waist: 14.25" / 36.2 cm
Hip: 18.25" / 46.5 cm
Length: 27.25" / 69.5 cm
91%
Brand new with original tags and minor imperfection.
Acquired in Europe. Held in New York. Ships from our Manhattan warehouse within 48 hours.
