Show tunes: Paris Men's fashion week A/W 2013
Fashion week, these days, is about much more than just the collections. Showmanship is the name of game, and in the meticulously executed sartorial extravaganzas, the soundtrack is an element that no producer can afford to overlook. Music royalty - past and present - is enlisted to ensure a full assault on the senses. Here, we bring you the soundtrack to the Paris menswear shows, with a few tracks streamed in for your listening pleasure.
DAY ONE
Valentino
'A Man Alone' by John Barry; 'Monica Gems (Daniel Avery Remix)' by The Horrors; 'Dernier Domicile Connu' by Francois de Roubaix; 'Mattress Instrumental' by Vince Staples & Michael Uzowuru; 'Monica Gems' (Daniel Avery Remix) by The Horrors
Raf Simons
'Plastic Star' (Sleeparchive remix) by Beytone; 'I put a spell on You' by Marilyn Manson; 'Baby did a Bad Bad Thing' by Chris Isaak; 'Altogether Lost' by Emptyset; 'Cactus is SaveD' by Plexus; 'Modern Love' by David Bowie
Music production: Michel Gaubert
DAY TWO
Louis Vuitton
'Age of Love' (Jam & Spoon Watch Out For Stella Mix) by The Age of Love Honey, Dijon Special Edit
Dries Van Noten
'5 Bit Blues' (reworked version) by Kid Koala
Rick Owens
'Hittaz Only' by Katie Got Bandz; 'Helix' by Byetone (Jeff Judd remix)
DAY THREE
Junya Watanabe
'Tiganeasca' by Fanfare Ciocărlia; 'Banat' by Amsterdam Klezmer Band; 'Daddy's Gone' by Dejan Sparavalo; 'Manea' by Fanfare Ciocărlia; 'Goodbye Macedonia' by Kocani Okestar
Maison Martin Margiela
'Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 1 A 1 (Remix)' by DJ Spooky; 'I Feel Love' by Plantains
Comme des Garçons
'Eisbaer' by Grauzone; 'Almenrausch' by Bergtraum; 'Operator' by Tres; 'Living for now (12" version)' by New Age; 'Konkylie' by When Saints Go Machine
Givenchy
'Cold Song' by Klaus Nomi & H.Purcell; 'She Cried' by Rowland S. Howard
Music production: Discodromo
DAY FOUR
Dior Homme
'Our Darkness' by Anne Clark
Music production: Michel Gaubert
Miharayasuhiro
Live drum set
Music: Tokyo Dageki Dan
Damir Doma
Mixed samples of 'Under Ice' by Kate Bush
Music production: Senjan Jansen
Hermès
'Prognosen Bomm' by Robag Wruhme; 'Governing Correctly' by Breton; 'Taken' by The Eyes in the Heat; 'Jumbo' by Underworld; 'In the Wake' by Tristesse Contemporaine; 'Flyng to Berlin' by Savages
AMI
'Poursuite' by Guem; 'Ne Noya' (Daphni Mix) by Cos-Ber-Zam; 'Entourage' by Guem; 'Emmenez-moi' by Charles Aznavour (live-performance by Benjamin Clementine)
DAY FIVE
Paul Smith
'1979' by Smashing Pumpkins; 'Sugar Ray' by Jesus & the Mary Chains / Honeys Dead; 'Loose Lips' by Wooden Ships Loose Lips / Start to Dream EP; 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' by Smashing Pumpkins; 'Tonight' by Smashing Pumpkins
Saint Laurent
Bespoke soundtrack by Ty Segall
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Sujata Burman is a writer and editor based in London, specialising in design and culture. She was Digital Design Editor at Wallpaper* before moving to her current role of Head of Content at London Design Festival and London Design Biennale where she is expanding the content offering of the showcases. Over the past decade, Sujata has written for global design and culture publications, and has been a speaker, moderator and judge for institutions and brands including RIBA, D&AD, Design Museum and Design Miami/. In 2019, she co-authored her first book, An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which was driven by her aim to make the fields of design and architecture accessible to wider audiences.
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