Julee Cruise Performs Songs From Twin Peaks And Blue Velvet At New York Fashion Week (Video)

Little did the fashion loving audience at Creatures Of The Wind‘s Spring 2017 runway show know they would leave Manhattan’s Masonic Hall so moved.

“The idea of the collection was strength through vulnerability. There’s a power in sweetness. There’s a power in softness. […] We kept saying, ‘We need somebody like Julee Cruise to perform. And then it was like, ‘Hold on, why don’t we see if we can get her?’” Christopher Peters, one of the two designers behind the label, explained to Vogue.

And they did.

On the second day of New York Fashion Week, the Roadhouse singer took the stage in a custom silver dress for an evocative performance of three songs written for her by Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch: “Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart” and “The World Spins” from Twin Peaks, and Blue Velvet’s “Mysteries Of Love.”

In Julee Cruise’s own words on Facebook:

Creatures of The Wind Fashion Show Was Pure Live Professional Work of Beautiful Theater…Nothing like being a live part of this experience!…..And Those Clothes!!

And here’s the proof in the form of several short videos. You can’t always see Julee in these, but you’ll hear her. That’s what matters.

Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart

#twinpeaks inspiration #rockinbackinsidemyheart #creaturesofthewind @cruisejulee @creaturesofthewind #dizoninc #cruisejulee

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"Creatures of the Wind " Spring '17. #newyorkfashionweek #creaturesofthewind #spring17 #leighs #leighsfashions #runwayshow #juleecruise #geekglamour #fashionshow #runwayshow

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#ChoiSora @sola5532 for #creaturesofthewind#ss17 @creaturesofthewind #NYFW#newyorkfashionweek #runway#fashionweek Photographed : Regis Colin Berthelier #ChoiSoraxPaperiidoll . • • #koreanmodel#femalemodel#fashionmodel#koreanfashionmodel#koreansupermodel#supermodel#model#asianmodel#asianfashionmodel#editorial#sorachoi#sora#beauty#makeup#style#stylish#womenswear#??#??#????#???

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Julee Cruise!!!!!! #twinpeaks @CreaturesOTW #nyfw pic.twitter.com/31lzjr0XS5

— Raquel Laneri (@RaquelLaneri) September 8, 2016

The World Spins

I could hardly contain my excitement that #JuleeCruise performed her tracks from #twinpeaks at the @creaturesofthewind show. Hair by @hollismithhead for @bumbleandbumble #BbBackstage #bumblelive

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Julee Cruise (!!!) rehearsing before the @creaturesofthewind show earlier this morning. #nyfw

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Julee Cruise ? @creaturesofthewind ?

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Mysteries of Love

Congrats to the INSANELY talented Chris and Shane of @creaturesofthewind on the most beautiful #ss17 show! Love you so much!!!! Thank you!!! ???????? also- yes that's #juleecruise singing in the background #nyfw

A post shared by Ashley Furnival (@ashleyfurnival) on Sep 8, 2016 at 10:12am PDT

creatures of the wind #creaturesofthewind #nyfw #20160908

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_ ??????????????????????? ????? #creaturesofthewind #nyfw #2017ss

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#creaturesofthewind #newyorkfashionweek2016 #saks Thank You Gene it was a beautiful collection I wanted every dress !#ericksonbeamon

A post shared by Jayne Altman (@jayne_altman) on Sep 9, 2016 at 5:48am PDT

@creaturesofthewind this morning – Hair lead @hollismithhead for @bumbleandbumble More bts action on my stories and snapchat! – #hairbybit #bbbackstage #nyfw

A post shared by Bit Sanders (@hairbybit) on Sep 8, 2016 at 12:19pm PDT

Traffic during NYFW is ? @TK_Wonder and I barely made it to the @creaturesofthewind show and so glad we did. The collection is just my aesthetic, absolutely loved! ?????? #CreaturesOfTheWind #NYFW #FW2017 #HowFashionTravels ??????

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