Gareth Pugh at Paris fashion week

In a departure from his usual black, Gareth Pugh used shades of grey in his latest show at Paris fashion week Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

The models looked like post-apocalyptic visions with dusty faces and red-rimmed eyes Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com

Pugh experimented with texture - here we saw fine, thin pleating Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

In other ensembles, woven ribbons added texture Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters

Touches of the designer's signature 'cyber-goth' aesthetic were still there in the zip detailing and the manga look of some of his pieces Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com

Crotcheted tunics were festooned with fluttering trails of grey ribbon Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com

Dramatic feathered headdresses finished off many of the outfits, perching atop the models' heads like birds about to take flight Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

Rihanna was in attendence, as was the REM frontman, Michael Stipe, who said the show felt 'very manga and very bold, I loved it.' Asked whether he found it too apocalyptic for his tastes, Stipe replied 'Not at all. That's a bit where my head's at anyway' Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com