Art, Fashion, Music

02\02\2015
Written by Daan Rombaut



La Femme soundtracks Yves Saint Laurent’s catwalk show in Paris

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La Femme is psyche-punk rock band founded by keyboard player Marlon Magnée and guitarist Sacha Got in Biarritz, France. Influenced by Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk and mix of cold wave, punk, yéyé and surf music they released their first EP in 2010. Their interest in fashion – not unusual for a French rock band – has sparked the interest of Yves Saint Laurent to let them score his latest catwalk show. The band, called Mystere for the occasion, created beautiful, languorous music for the show, featuring lyrics such as “I made love to her all night long. I would have loved to made love to her all life long. Farewell” (“Je lui ai fait l’amour toute la nuit. J’aurais aimé lui faire l’amour toute la vie. Adieu”) and some stuff about “swallowing”. The piece, which you can hear below, is a soundscape of 20 minutes called ‘Me Suivre’. La Femme and its frontman Marlon Magnée have also been included in a series of portraits by Hedi Slimane for Yves Saint Laurent‘s new collection. The prince of rock-fashion photographers picked some of the best acts of the aforementioned French new wave. It features Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker’s partner Melody’s Echo Chamber, Grand Blanc and Moodoïd.

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