About

Rick Owens’ signature high-top

The Rick Owens Geobasket is the designer’s best-known sneaker model. It is a high, basketball-inspired shoe constructed from panels of leather with a long, padded tongue that falls forward, and finished with a thick, sculpted cupsole. The name refers to that origin: a geometric interpretation of the classic basketball shoe. The model is made in Italy and is part of the brand’s core vocabulary.

Leather panels and a long tongue

The construction revolves around leather. The upper is built from panels of calf leather, often in two tones, with contrasting stitching that outlines the panels. The high shaft culminates in an enlarged, padded tongue, surrounded by the characteristic oversized flat laces. Underfoot sits a generous rubber cupsole that gives the silhouette its weight and sturdy stance.

High and low

The Geobasket exists as a high sneaker and in a lower version. The high version is the most recognizable, with the full shaft and long tongue; the low variant retains the panels, the laces and the cupsole in a more compact form. Within the model, height—alongside the color palette—largely determines the character.

Within Rick Owens’ work

The Geobasket sits alongside other sneakers from the house, such as the Ramones and the Lido. Where the Ramones is a lower, more restrained shoe, the Geobasket is the pronounced, sculptural face of the line. Together they show the restrained, dark aesthetic the designer is known for, translated into footwear.

What varies by version

The panel construction, the long tongue and the cupsole remain the same across versions. What changes is the height, high or low, and the leather and color palette, from monochrome white or black to two-toned combinations. Put two versions side by side and the construction is the same; the material and shade determine the rest.

On this page you can see which versions of the Rick Owens Geobasket are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, their starting price and how many shops have them in stock.