SS13: Our Top 10 Songs from the Catwalk

Posted by Kasia Hastings, Fashion Intern at Large

As fashion month comes to a close it seems that music has never been such an important part of shows. Designers are now keen to make the soundtrack to their collections as hot as the clothes themselves and the fash crowd are as quick to switch on their Shazams and snap up the day's hot show tune as they are to capture its must-have accessory. Designers such as Christopher Kane collaborated with the crème de la crème of the music world this season. Beth Ditto’s live performance at Versus turned the presentation into more of a rock show than fashion and music had similar influence at the Jean Paul Gaultier show which paid tribute to 80's music greats such as David Bowie and Madonna. Bowie also played a part in Raf Simons debut Dior show. Simons used a Schubert piece from The Hunger, Bowie's 1983 vampire film to assert his individual identity at the fashion power house.

Here are our top 10 tracks from New York, London, Milan and Paris...

1. GRIMES – "OBLIVION"
Played at Victoria Beckham + Theyskens Theory

2. NINA SIMONE - "SINNERMAN"

Played at Carven

3. THE GOSSIP - "HEAVY CROSS"

Played at Versus

4. CLIVILLES & COLE – “A DEEPER LOVÉ”

Played at Dsquared2 

5. MONTELL JORDAN - "THIS IS HOW WE DO IT"
Played at Moschino Cheap & Chic

6. CHRIS ISAAK - "WICKED GAMES"
Played at NO.21

7. TOM ODELL - "ANOTHER LOVE"

Played at Burberry Prorsum

8. THE XX - "CHAINED"

Played at Belstaff 

9.  BAT FOR LASHES - "LAURA"

Played at Blugirl

10. FRANZ SCHUBERT - "TRIO IN E-FLAT" (The Hunger Soundtrack)

Played at Dior (Pre-show)