What better, purer combination could there be than the alluring cocktail of perfectly sculpted bodies meeting delicious grooves? In my latest obsession to dominate my YouTube playlist, videos of fashion shows where Bambi legs sashay into a sea of faces and tall, dark, silent types skulk down a brightly-lit runway are often perfectly offset by a stunning soundtrack.
Music and fashion are pretty much inextricably intertwined, if not for the simple reason that every rapper and his pack of yapping dogs has a clothing line nowadays. Just as pop stars like Katy Perry express their ker-razy character through bubble-gum clothing, or more shy and retiring musos such as The xx strive to prove the exact opposite, so when it comes to the ultimate display of a designer's wares on the runway, one of the best ways to try and convey the essence of their sartorial ambition is through the banging tunes blaring from speakers.
Depending on your budget/extent of contact list, this can be achieved by either a) burning an ice-cool mix list (with the help of celeb siblings Mark and Samantha if you're Charlotte Ronson) or b) getting muso-muses in the shape of chanteuses like the Plasticines if you're Alice&Olivia at New York Spring 2010. According to Ronson, the key is the less obscure, the better. With the clothes the main focus, the last thing a designer wants is a fashion editor wracking her brains for the name of the oh-so-catchy opening number.
A quick run down then: hot/up-and-coming + instantly recognisable = a soundtrack which acts as an aural catalyst into the mind and mania of your favourite fashionista.
Here are some of my personal picks from the world wide web (beware weak attempts at fashion analysis)
Louis Vuitton 2010: "Keep It Goin' Louder" (Diplo remix.) Major Lazer feat. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze
Fancy, flouncy furs offset by this gem of a Major Lazer remix which manages to effortlessly combine the essential factors of freshness and easy listening to not flount the runway rules. Lace cycling shorts - noted in the hope they won't be arriving at Preston Primark anytime soon.
Valentino 2010: "All For the Best" - Thom Yorke
Simply beautiful gowns in the timelessly elegant Valentino style could only be served up on a bed of minimal sophistication, and who better to call than Thom Yorke for such an occasion?
Chanel Cruise Collection: "Oh Lani" Kai Lavatai
What a sexbomb of a soundtrack! This sassy number might not be the first to spring to mind when one thinks "Chanel" and "Cruise" but if this number's anything to go by, I'm hoping Lagerfeld has room on his yacht for summer 2011.
© Miranda Thompson 2010.
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