The soundtrack to Paris Fashion Week’s S/S 2015 menswear shows

Fashion week, nowadays, is about much more than just the collections. Showmanship is the name of the 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 S/S 2015 menswear collections.
WEDNESDAY 25/06
Valentino
'L'eau à la Bouche' by Serge Gainsbourg; 'Le Serpent' by Geum; 'I Giardini Di Kensington' by Patty Pravo; 'All Under One Roof Raving' by Jamie XX
Raf Simons
From the soundtrack of 'Under The Skin' by Mica Levi
Music production: Michel Gaubert
THURSDAY 26/06
Louis Vuitton
'Hounds of Love' by Kate Bush
Music production: Honey Dijon
Dries Van Noten
'First Movement' from Rosas danst Rosa ballet
Music production: Thierry de Mey
FRIDAY 27/06
Junya Watanabe
'The Bead Game' by Joe Henderson
Kris Van Assche
'Being Boiled' by The Human League; 'Patient Zero' by Radiohead; 'Theme From Great Cities' by Simple Minds; 'Love Action (I Believe In Love)' by The Human League; 'Collapsing New People' by Fad Gadget; 'Master And Servant' by Depeche Mode; 'Only After Dark' by The Human League; 'Thoughtcrime' by Rodhad
Cerruti 1881
'Motherfuckin' Deer Bit Me (with Shaun Partridge)' by Boyd Rice; 'Drinking in LA' by Van Bran 3000; 'Behaviour' by Pet Shop Boys & The KLF; 'Gary in the Tardis' by The Timelords; 'Elvis On the Radio, Steel Guitar in my Soul' by The KLF; 'Strip it down' by ENO & HYDE; 'Chill out (Wolf in The Jungle Remix)' by The KLF; 'What Time is Love?' by The KLF
Music production: Frédéric Sanchez
Comme des Garçons
'Toreador Del Amor' by Tuxedomoon; 'Triumphant Procession' by Tuxedomoon; 'Merci Stephane' by Ghedalia Tazartes; 'Part II' by Ghedalia Tazartes; 'Zil Veli' by Ghedalia Tazartes & Jacques Berrocal; 'Lachrimae Antiquae' by John Dowland; 'Tazarama' by Ghedalia Tazartes
Givenchy
'Elegant Stomp' by The Martinez Brothers feat. Kissey; 'Deep Breaths' by The Martinez Brothers feat Kissey; 'Untitled (finale)' by The Martinez Brothers.
Music production: The Martinez Brothers
SATURDAY 28/06
Dior Homme
'Natures Makes Mistakes (K7 version)' by Son Of Sam; 'CTI - Mary' remixed by Michel Gaubert
Hermès
'With Me' by Cashmere Cat; 'Exercise #5 (September)' by CFCF; 'Lude Pre (Red Hot + Bach)' by Francesco Tristano & Carl Craig; 'Unsung Deaf Hero' by Time Paris; 'Devils' by Say Hi
SUNDAY 29/06
Paul Smith
'Marquee Moon' by Television; 'Friction' by Television; 'Folly Of Youth' by Pere Ubu; 'Untitled Instrumental' by Television; 'Coming Apart' by Tom Verlaine; 'Venus' by Television
Music production: Andrew Hale & Peter Smith
Saint Laurent
'Bright Blue Day Haze' by Mystic Braves
Music production: Mystic Braves
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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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