Milan A/W 2011 Fashion Week: Show Tunes

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 shows.
WEDNESDAY 23/2
Gucci
'When I Was A Young Girl (Live Version)' by Feist; 'Desire' by Anna Calvi; 'Lovesick (Four Tet Remix)' by Lindstrom; 'Hurricane Drunk (The Horrors Remix)' by Florence And The Machine; 'Blackout' by Anna Calvi
Music production: Michel Gaubert
THURSDAY 24/2
Max Mara
'Pieces Form The Whole' by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross; 'Paparazzi' by Brandt Brauer Frick; 'The Great Canadian Weekend' by Caribou
Music production: Frederic Sanchez
Music production: Frederic Sanchez
'Limit To Your Love' by James Blake; 'Morning Mr. Magpie' by Radiohead
Prada
'I Must Not Be Hasty' by Sparks; 'Garbo Sings' by Sparks
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Music Production: Frederic Sanchez
FRIDAY 25/2
Gianfranco Ferré
'Lotus Flower' by Radiohead; 'The Eraser (XXX Change Mix)' by Thom Yorke; 'Ancora Tu' by Lucio Battisti; 'Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore' by Sugar Free
Music production: Michel Gaubert
SATURDAY 26/2
Bottega Veneta
'Dernier Domicile Connu' by Francois de Roubaix; 'Requiem Pour Un Con (Bonus Beats)' by Serge Gainsbourg; 'Un Homme Et Une Femme' by Francis Lai; 'La Horse' by Serge Gainsbourg
Music production: Michel Gaubert
Emporio Armani
'Walking In The Sand' by The Files; 'Reality & Fantasy (Gilles Peterson Remix)' by Raphael Guallazi; 'Elitsa (Kotey Extra Band Disco Version)' by Tosca; 'YMA (Afterlife Remix)' by Boozoo Bajou; 'Bird 1' by Underworld; 'Party Time (The Lounge)' by Dario Caminita Presents Da.Ma.Project; 'Milena & Mav Siamese' by 2 Square feat. Laure; 'La Notte' by Moda'
Sportmax
'The Dark Side Of The Frog' by Modeselektor; 'The Dark Side Of The Sun (feat. Peppetmastaz)'; 'The White Flash (feat. Thom Yorke)' by Modeselektor; 'Ready She Ready (Seiji Remix)' by Tubby T
Music production: Frederic Sanchez
Jil Sander
'Bucket Of Blood' by Pino Donaggio; 'Death Suite' by Errol Alkan; 'Fahrenheit 451 Bedroom' by Bernard Herrmann; 'Psycho The Cellar' by Bernard Herrmann; '20 hz' by Capricorn
Music production: Michel Gaubert
SUNDAY 27/2
Marni
'Furu' by Bjorne Torske
'Furu' by Bjorne Torske
Brioni
'Up Side Down' by Diana Ross; 'Singular' by Discodeine feat. Matias Aguayo; 'I Say A Little Prayer For You' by Aretha Franklin
Music production: DJ Matteo Burlon
Missoni
'Sweet Jane' by Cowboy Junkies; 'The Trembler (Edit)' by Duane Eddy; 'You're So Cool' by Hans Zimmer; 'I Know' by David Lynch
Music production: Frederic Sanchez
Salvatore Ferragamo
'The Shower' by Pino Donaggio; 'Let's Stay Together' by Tina Turner; 'Lovelock Edit' by Pinot Grigio; 'Rendez-vous; Tunnel Claustrophobia' by Pino Donaggio; 'Blue' by Latour
Music production: Frederic Sanchez
MONDAY 28/2
DSquared2
'Thunderstruck' by David Garrett; 'A Fifth of Beethoven (Soulwax Edit)' by Walter Murphy; 'Thunderstruck (Tittsworth Remix)' by ACDC; 'Thunderstruck' by David Garrett; 'Thunderstruck (Tittsworth Remix)' by ACDC; 'Station' by Russian Circles; 'Rock Prelude' by David Garrett; 'A Fifth of Beethoven (Soulwax Edit)' by Walter Murphy; 'The 5th Rock Symphonies' by David Garrett; 'Rebel Rebel (Soulwax Club Mix)' by David Bowie
Music production: Dean & Dan Caten, Adriano Alboni
Giorgio Armani
'Song Of The Sleeping Forest' by Susumu Yokota; 'Bones' by A Mountain Of One; 'Don't Cross' by We Love; 'Waves (Gonzales Rework)' by Boys Noize & Erol Alkan; 'America Coffee' by Original; 'Desert Journey' by Wayfaring Stranger feat. Hanna Kokaly
Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*, joining the team in 2022. Having previously been the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 and 10 Men magazines, he has also contributed to titles including i-D, Dazed, 10 Magazine, Mr Porter’s The Journal and more, while also featuring in Dazed: 32 Years Confused: The Covers, published by Rizzoli. He is particularly interested in the moments when fashion intersects with other creative disciplines – notably art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and reporting from international fashion weeks. Across his career, he has interviewed the fashion industry’s leading figures, including Rick Owens, Pieter Mulier, Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Christian Lacroix, Kate Moss and Manolo Blahnik.
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