The soundtrack to Paris Fashion Week’s A/W 2014 menswear shows

Fashion week, nowadays, is about much more than just the collections. Showmanship is the name of game, and in the meticulously executed sartorial extravaganzas, the sound space is an element that no producer or designer can afford to overlook. Music royalty - past, present and future - is enlisted to ensure a full assault on the senses. Here, we bring you Paris Fashion Week's catwalk mega mix from the A/W 2014 menswear collections.
WEDNESDAY 15/01
Valentino
'Before Long' by Ryuichi Sakamoto; 'With or Without You' by Twin Shadow; 'NYC 73-78' by Beck; 'The Sheltering Sky' by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Raf Simons
'Speak To Me', by Pink Floyd; 'The Great Gig in the Sky', by Pink Floyd; 'On the Run' by Pink Floyd; 'Baby's on Fire' by Brian Eno
THURSDAY 16/01
Rick Owens
'Heavy Heat', remixed by RP Boo
Louis Vuitton
'Love is the Message', by MFSB
Music production: Honey Dijon
Dries Van Noten
'Sympathy For The Devil', by The Rolling Stones; 'Gimme Shelter' by Rolling Stones
Music production: Kid Koala aka Eric San
FRIDAY 17/01
Junya Watanabe
'Baby Blue' by King Krule; 'Ocean Bed' by King Krule; 'Easy Easy' by King Krule; 'A Lizard State' by King Krule; 'All Around the World' by Oasis
Kris Van Assche
'Destination/Rocket Number 9 (Gesaffelstein Remix)' by Gesaffelstein/Zombie Zombie
Music production: Michel Gaubert
Cerruti 1881
'Hymn to a Great City' by Katia & Marielle Labèque; 'Red Right Hand' by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; 'Ashes To Ashes' by Warpaint
Music production: Michel Gaubert
Givenchy
'Flawless (Fashion Show Mix)' by The Martinez Brothers; 'Interlude 01' by The Martinez Brothers; 'The Kid (Fashion Show Mix)' by The Martinez Brothers
Music production: The Martinez Brothers
Comme des Garçons
'Hidden XS' by Fuck Buttons; 'Broken Head' by Cluster & Eno; 'Computerwelt' by Kraftwerk
Maison Martin Margiela
'Koln (January 24, 1975 Part I)' by Keith Jarrett; 'Koln (January 24, 1975 Part II A)' by Keith Jarrett
SATURDAY 18/01
Dior Homme
'Swan Rot' by Michael Nyman; 'Prawn Watching' by Michael Nyman; 'Human Drama (Paula Temple Remix)' by Planningtorock
Music production: Michel Gaubert
Hermès
'Golden Arrow' by Darkside; 'Hijk' by C.A.R; 'Paper Trails', by Darkside; 'Swept Away (New Jackson Remix)' by The XX; 'Got Well Soon' by Breton
Music production: Thierry Planelle
SUNDAY 19/01
Paul Smith
'Soft Parade' by The Doors; 'Soul Kitchen' by The Doors; 'LA Woman' by The Doors; 'My Wild Love' by The Doors; 'Touch Me' by The Doors
Music production: Peter Smith & Andrew Hale
Umit Benan
'Danny Boy' by Jackie Wilson; 'Hellhound' by Son of Dave; 'Stupid' by Bobby Womack
Thom Browne
'Prologue' (from Birth OST) by Alexandre Desplat; 'The Rendezvous' (from Birth OST) by Alexandra Desplat; 'Birth Waltz - Finale' (from Birth OST) by Alexandre Desplat
Saint Laurent
General Education' by Froth
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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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