Paris Fashion Week Menswear A/W 2011: 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.
THURSDSAY 20/1
Rick Owens
'Don't You Want Me?' by Felix, remixed by Jeff Judd
Louis Vuitton
'In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song)' by Thomas Truax; 'In Dreams' by Thomas Truax; 'Torture' by Kris Jensen; 'Spying' by Kris Jensen; 'Hook Rug Dance' by Angelo Badalamenti; 'Jitterbug' Angelo Badalamenti; 'Lonesome Town' by Ricky Nelson; 'I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship' by David Bowie
Music production: Frédéric Sanchez
Jean Paul Gaultier
'The Name's Bond…James Bond' by Nicholas Dodd; 'James Bond with Bongos' Mode F Remix, from "From Russia With Love" Original Soundtrack; 'James Bond Theme' by Monty Norman Orchestra, from 'Dr. No' Soundtrack; 'Beat Girl' by The John Barry Orchestra'; 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' by The Propellerheads, Mode F Edit; 'Goldfinger' by Shirley Bassey
Music production: Mode F
Dries Van Noten
'Golden Years' by David Bowie, remixed by the Dries van Noten team
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FRIDAY 21/1
Junya Watanabe
'I Loves You, Porgy' by Keith Jarrett; 'Don't Ever Leave Me' by Keith Jarrett; 'My Wild Irish Rose' by Keith Jarrett; 'Shenandoah' by Keith Jarrett; Woody Allen and Diane Keaton - Lyrics from 'Manhattan' and 'Annie Hall'
Walter Van Beirendonck
'Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice remix)' by Deerhunter; 'Up Past The Nursery' by Suuns; 'Swallow' by Crystal Fighters; 'I Love U So' by Cassius
Music selected by: Gerrit Kerremans
Kriss van Assche
'Where Is My Mind' by The Pixies; 'Where Is My Mind (piano version)' by Maxence Cyrin
Original Remix: Mode-F
Comme des Garçons
'Iris' by Wim Mertens; 'Vedro Con Mio Diletto (performed by Philippe Jaroussky)' by Antonio Vivaldi; 'A Chloris (performed by Philippe Jaroussky)' by Reynaldo Hahn; 'Darpa' by Wim Mertens
Givenchy
'Disco Hospital' by Coil; 'Red Light Down' by VVV; 'I'll Fly With You' by Gigi d'Agostino; 'Forever Young' by Alphaville
John Galliano
Struggle For Pleasure’ by Wim Mertens; ‘Tradition’ by John Williams; ‘Atlas’ by Battles; ‘Mannish Boy’ by Muddy Waters; ‘Illegal Tender’ by Louis XIV; ‘Gemini’ by Del Shannon; ‘Nailed’ by And Also The Trees; ‘Dorian’ by Brandon Musser; ‘Nightmare’ by Brainbug; ‘Swan Lake’ by Ray Conniff
Music production: Paul Morris
SATURDAY 22/1
Dior Homme
'Eisbar' by Grauzone; 'Warm Leatherette' by The Normal
Remix: Mode F
Hermès
‘I Can’t Hear You’ by The Dead Weather; ‘On Giving Up’ by High Places; ‘Stay The Same’ by The Shoes (Siriusmo & Jan Driver Remix); ‘New Day’ by Teenagers In Tokyo; ‘Not In Love’ by Crystal Castles and Robert Smith
Raf Simons
‘Palace of Marvels’ by Marcus Schmickler; ‘Roman’s Revenge’ by Nicki Minaj & Eminem; ‘16-16-9-20-1-14-9-7’ by Factory Floor
'One Of These Days' Pink Floyd; 'Keep On Growing' by Seahawks; 'Electricity' by Captain Beefheart; 'Liquid Memoryman' by The Oscillation; 'Opus 11' by Fifty Foot Hose; 'For Paula' by Fifty Foot Hose; 'Lana Laila' by The Emperor Machine; 'Born To Synthesize' by Todd Rundgren; 'Baby's On Fire' by Brian Eno; The Doctor Who Theme
Music production: Peter Smith
Thom Browne
‘The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)’ by John Adams; ‘Sarabande de George Friedrich Handel’ performed by The National Philharmonic Orchestra; ‘Inventio 2 En Ut Mineur BWV 773 de J. S. Bach’ performed by Elisabeth Joyé; ‘Inventio 3 En Ré Majeur BWV 774 de J. S. Bach’ performed by Elisabeth Joyé; ‘Allegro from Concerto For Mandoline, Strings and Harpsichord in C Major de A. Vivaldi’ performed by Herbert Harris, Scott Kuney, Frederic Hand; ‘Original Suite N° 1 in C BWV 1066 de J.S. Bach’ performed by Philip Ledger: English Chamber Orchestra; ‘Brandenburg Concerto N° 3 in G Major – 1 Allegro de J. S. Bach’ performed by Wendy Carlos;‘Atomic Food’ by David Guetta
Jack Moss is the Fashion & Beauty Features Director at Wallpaper*, having joined the team in 2022 as Fashion Features Editor. Previously the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 Magazine, he has also contributed to numerous international publications and featured 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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