The Songs We Heard (And Loved!) At New York Fashion Week
While the clothes that parade down the catwalk are the main event of fashion week, the music plays no small role at the shows and presentations. Each season, throwback hits from long-ago resurface (note all of the '90s jams from Fine Young Cannibals, The Cranberries, and Hole) and new indie artists emerge as industry favorites (this year, Haim and MS MR were standouts).
Find out which tunes were played at your favorite designers' shows, then stream our New York Fashion Week mix on Spotify—which we recommend doing while clicking through this season's best runway looks and front-row highlights.
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Photo: Fairchild Archive2/16Proenza Schouler
Photo: Fairchild Archive3/16Elizabeth and James
Arcade Fire – "Rococo"
Hole – "Malibu"
The Smiths – "How Soon Is Now"
Florence + The Machine – "Shake It Out"
Haim – "Don’t Save Me"
Blondie – "Heart Of Glass"
Fine Young Cannibals – "She Drives Me Crazy"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – "Don’t Come Around Here No More"
Roy Orbison – "You Got It"
The Cranberries – "Linger"
The Verve – "Bittersweet Symphony"
Photo: Fairchild Archive4/16DKNY
Beastie Boys featuring Santigold – "Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (Sebastian Remix)"
Azealia Banks – "BBD"
Heartsrevolution – "Not That Hard To Explain"
DJ Schmolli – "Rude Boy Resort [Papa Roach vs. Rihanna]"
DJ Cappel & Smitty – "Juicy, New York [Biggie Smalls vs. Frank Sinatra]"
Photo: Fairchild Archive5/16Betsey Johnson
Steppenwolf – "Magic Carpet Ride (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
Hole – "Celebrity Skin"
Macklemore – "Thrift Shop ft. Wanz"
Plastic Bertrand – "Ça Plane Pour Moi"
Escort – "All Through The Night"
T.I. – "Why You Wanna"
AC/DC – "Rock & Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution"
Elton John – "The Bitch Is Back"
Photo: Fairchild Archive6/16Tommy Hilfiger
Saint Etienne – "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
The Rolling Stones – "Under My Thumb (Todd Terje Remix)"
Saint Etienne – "Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Renaissance Remix)"
Suzanne Vega – "Tom’s Diner"
Photo: Fairchild Archive7/16Alice + Olivia
Garbage – "Why Do You Love Me"
Alanis Morisette – "Hand In My Pocket"
Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"
Fiona Apple – "Criminal"
No Doubt – "Ex-Girlfriend"
Icona Pop – "I Love It ft. Charli XCX"
Santigold – "Disparate Youth"
The Cardigans – "Lovefool"
Blondie – "Heart Of Glass"
Pixies – "Where Is My Mind?"
Coolio – "Gangsta’s Paradise"
Photo: Fairchild Archive8/16Misha Nonoo
Peter Jarvis and His Drum Corps – "Camp Ivanhoe Cadence Medley"
Justice – "Ohio"
Modeselektor – "Berlin ft. Miss Platnum"
The Philadelphia Orchestra– "Clair de Lune"
British Grenadiers – "Fife and Drum"
Sebastian Tellier – "Russian Attractions"
Phoenix – "Love Like A Sunset Part I"
Gotye – "Somebody That I Used To Know"
The Method – "I’ve Got A Cat"
Kavinsky – "Nightcall"
Photo: Andrew De Francesco9/16Samantha Pleet
Schoolhouse Rock – "Figure Eight"
Peggy Lee – "Sea Fever"
Dusty Springfield – "Spooky"
B52’s – "Dance This Mess Around"
Red Blood – "Soul Dracula"
Salma Agha – "Come Closer"
Gavin Friday – "Angel"
Grimes – "Genesis"
Enya – "Caribbean Blue"
Photo: Fairchild Archive10/16Anna Sui
Serge Gainboug & Anna Karina – "Poupee de son"
Sylvie Vartan – "Le Locomotion"
France Gall – "Poupee de cire"
Jean-Luc Goddard – "A bande àparte"
Francoise Hardy – "Le temps de l’amour"
Jacqueline Taïeb – "7 Heure du matin"
Michael Legrand – "Godard Talking"
Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg – "Comic Strip"
Chantal Goya – "Tu m’as trop menti"
Chantal Goya – "Laisse-moi"
Anna Karina – "Roller Girl"
Photo: Fairchild Archive11/16Jill Stuart
Misun – "Harlot"
The Breeders – "Cannonball"
Blood Orange – "Sutphin Boulevard"
Generationals – "Trust"
Silversun Pickups – "Lazy Eye"
MS MR – "Bones"
Elastica – "Stutter"
Photo: Fairchild Archive12/16Marc by Marc Jacobs
Tame Impala – "Half Glass Full Of Wine"
My Bloody Valentine – "Wonder 2"
Tame Impala – "Elephant"
Savage Republic – "Hippodrome"
Cult Days – "Attitude"
Photo: Fairchild Archive13/16Michael Kors
Photo: Fairchild Archive14/16Nanette Lepore
Danny Wang – "Let’s Go To Mars"
Mr. Fingers – "Stars"
Brenda Ray – "Moonbeams"
Universal Robot Band – "Space Disco"
The Only Ones – "Another Girl/Another Planet"
Photo: Fairchild Archive15/16Tracy Reese
Reese and Santonio – "Rock To The Beat"
LL Cool J – "Going Back To Cali"
Le Tigre – "Deceptacon"
Le Tigre – "The Empty"
Le Tigre – "Punk Plus"
Le Tigre – "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo"
Photo: Fairchild Archive16/16Charlotte Ronson
Marianne Faithfull – "As Tears Go By"
Dusty Springfield – "You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me"
Helen Shapiro – "Walkin’ Back To Happiness"
The Ronettes – "Walking In The Rain"
The Shirelles – "Don’t Say Goodnight And Mean Goodbye"
The Crystals – "He’s Sure The Boy I Love"
The Shangri-Las – "Out In The Streets"
Petula Clark – "Downtown"
The Shirelles – "Dedicated To The One I Love"
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