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Paris Fashion Week: Gareth Pugh Spring / Summer 2010

Paris Fashion Week: Gareth Pugh Spring / Summer 2010

A cool mix of Star Wars meets goth with androgynous models whose faces were painted in pale gray and eyes lined in red

Paris Fashion Week kicked off last week and I was delighted to see one of the hottest and most coveted spring summer 2010 shows from the designer Gareth Pugh.

Gareth Pugh is a young, bold designer coming into his own who was a protege of the uber edgy Rick Owens, the American designer living in Paris .

The show was a cool mix of Star Wars meets goth with androgynous models whose faces were painted in pale gray and eyes lined in red.

>> Read our complete runway reviews

The Cher- like feather head dresses and the outrageous platform shoes and boots gave a surreal look to the collection. However underneath all the pomp and circumstance there were beautifully and intricately crafted pieces that were surprisingly wearable.

>> See our complete runway coverage and fashion show photos

I lingered after the show to gawk at the crowd which was just as interesting as the show. Rhianna attended the show but I was disappointed I didn't spot her but there certainly were enough audience pleasers to share with you... here are some photos of the incredible finale and my commentary captions about the crowd. -- Richard, the Paris Insider

Yes, the first model is a man

Yes, the first model is a man

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Designer Rick Owens

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Michele Lamy, wife of Rick Owens on the left and two Boy George groupies from the 80s

 

Super fashion blogger Bryan Boy- Luv your Chanel purse, honey

Super fashion blogger Bryan Boy- Luv your Chanel purse, honey

 

Love the boots, sweetie. Just not too sure about the blue bloomers

Love the boots, sweetie. Just not too sure about the blue bloomers

 

Published on October 06, 2009

Richard Nahem

Richard, The Paris Insider - Expat New Yorker and good time bon vivant, Richard Nahem is a fashion and trend insider reporting on what's nouveau in Paris. Richard is the founder of the wildly popular blog, Eye Prefer Paris and leads private shopping tours of Paris via Eye Prefer Paris Tours. He is a chocolate truffle hound who knows how to get to the front of the line. www.eyepreferparis.com / www.eyepreferparistours.com

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