I had to write about something that my friends would actually like....

I feel like my first post may have been a little too brash to open with. So, I will try to make this entry a little more light-hearted.

Today I received an email from a proverbial girlie with the music from all of the fashion shows from this past fashion week. By this past fashion week, I mean this past week (this shit's mad recent). It was really interesting to see how pretentious each designer was from their choice of music.

FOR INSTANCE:

Alexander Wang - Bamboo Banga by M.I.A
The first thing I noticed was that Mr.Wang had only one song, while some designers had as many as nine. Either his collection consisted of one item, or he played the song on repeat (I hope the former). Either way, M.I.A. is a good singer to use for fashion week. She is essentially a house-hold name, but her music is still pretty unique. I would say he is pretty much at terms with his lack of creativity.

Custo Barcelona (Ready-To-Wear) - Crank That by Soulja Boy
Off the bat, I like the juxtaposition of the most well-known song of our time being placed with a designer I have never heard of. Furthermore, Custo Barcelona must be the most un-pretentious designer of them all. I can't imagine spending countless hours designing a collection of clothing to ultimately have my models walk out to "Crank That". That's just degrading. I'm empathetic.

Diane Von Furstenberg - Candy Man By Christina Augilera, Two Hearts by Kylie Minogue
This music is just not age-appropriate for DVF. Having said that, her plethora of wrap dresses are too commercial to be accompanied by any music other than these songs.

Heart Truth - America from Westside Story, Groove is in the heart by Dee-Lite, Heart by Eddie Fisher, Heart and Soul by T'Pau, Heart Beat Rock by Kylie Minogue, Heart of Glass by Blondie, Home in your Heart by the Derek Truck Band, Hungry Heart by Bruce Spingsteen, New York New York by Liza Minelli (live), Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton, There must be an Angle by The Eurythmics, Two Hearts by Kylie Minogue, Two Hearts by Phil Collins, Unchain My Heart (Dance Mix) by Joe Cocker, Young hearts run free by Kym Mazell
I've never heard of Heart Truth. So, naturally, I'm wondering how in the name of Allah they produced enough clothing to have a fifteen song playlist. Every song has the word "heart" in it. The list of singers is essentially a who's who of gay icons. West side story? That is a route I've never seen taken (and hoped to never see). Also, Heart Truth stole one of DVF's songs (Two hearts by Kylie Minogue). DVF has two songs, therefore I would consider it common courtesy for Heart Truth to cut down to fourteen songs IF they can manage.

Marc Jacobs - Sonic Youth Live
This is just too indie for a fashion show. I can visualize myself at a Marc Jacobs fashion show, setting my sights on a demure, overrated ensamble and being overwhelmed by the mediocre indie music blasting from the corner. Then, as I would look to see where the distracting source of music was located, I would see the actual band. Nothing about that experience sounds appealing. I would advise Marc take a page from the book of DVF and blast some Natasha Beddingfield.

I now need to apply my much-coveted analytical skills to school work. Don't worry- there is PLENTY more where this came from.