She 's certainly got the moves on the catwalk , now Karlie Kloss is throwing some shapes in a new video that pays tribute to the height of the disco era . Dressed in a series of revealing outfits the 22-year-old model writhes , twists and dances along with I 'll Be There , Chic 's first new song in decades . Co-founder and lead guitarist Nile Rodgers enlisted the help of the 22-year-old supermodel for the video that harks back to the band 's Seventies heyday , when hits like Le Freak dominated the dancefloor . Scroll down for video . Fashion meets music : Nile Rodgers enlisted Karlie Kloss for Chic 's comeback music video for I 'll Be There . As the music starts , Karlie is pictured relaxing in her living room surrounded by old disco records . The video starts with the former Victoria 's Secret Angel relaxing at home , watching footage of Chic performing on Seventies television programme Soul Train . Lying on the carpet sporting a provocative off-the-shoulder jumper , high white socks and just her underwear the supermodel , writes and kicks her legs . She 's surrounded by records produced by Chic 's Nile Rodgers by artists including Madonna and Diana Ross , and she clutches on the group 's own records to her chest . Kloss then decides to try on an array of minuscule sparkly dresses , until settling on a skin-tight white flared cut-out jumpsuit , before attending a party where Chic are playing live . At the bash , she is seen frolicking on stage with choreographer and legendary fashion insider , Stephen Galloway , as well as the modern-day Chic line-up . While dance music fans are excited about the new Chic release , fashion insiders are captivated by the high fashion looks picked by Lady Gaga 's stylist Brandon Maxwell . The 22-year-old playfully writhes around on the floor , surrounded by vintage vinyl records . He said the first scenes are a Flashdance reference and Karlie 's later seen pulling on a tight pearl-encrusted dress by Adam Sellman . But her big moment comes when she dons a clinging white Versace jumpsuit as she joins the band at a party that was actually held at New York Fashion Week in September , . Brandon told hollywoodreporter.com : ' I had seen her come down the runway in Paris and seen her at a party that night , wearing the jumpsuit and dancing around and flipping her hair everywhere , so as soon as we got those references for the video , I knew we had to have that exact jumpsuit by Versace . ' Yet the outfits for the video almost looked very different . He told the site : 'That [ Versace ] jumpsuit almost did n't make it so we were counting down , checking every five minutes to see if it was coming . It ended up getting stuck because of the snow storm so it was delayed on a flight . ' Kloss is dancing to footage of CHIC performing on famous 70 's television programme , Soul Train . Everybody dance : Kloss gets ready to go to the Chic party and tries on an array of Seventies mini-dresses , including a pearl-encrusted number by Adam Selman . In the mood for disco : I 'll Be There is the 22-year-old model 's music video debut . The funky music video was directed by famous Dutch photographer duo , Inez and Vinoodh ( Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin ) , who were also responsible for Lady Gaga 's Applause . And in it Karlie braves cold , windy temperatures as she emerges from a cab before joining the revellers inside . Nile - who also produced Madonna 's album Like A Virgin , David Bowie 's Let 's Dance and Duran Duran 's album , Notorious - posted on his Facebook page : ' # I'llBeThere is a moving concept for me about decisions we make in life . 'We 've tried to capture all the nuances in the full length video and still keep it fun . Karlie Kloss connects the past and present . 'She sees the original group ( who plays this track ) on Soul Train . 'She , visualizes the past looking at old school vinyl - then gets dressed and goes out to a current party to meet up with Stephen Galloway and the current line-up happens to be playing live . ' Kloss eventually stuns in a Versace Seventies-style flared jumpsuit and frolics with Chic 's current collective . The song is a tribute to CHIC 's original bassist and vocalist , Bernard Edwards , who passed away in 1996 . Chic became synonymous with New York 's disco scene , with hits including Everybody Dance , I Want Your Love and Dance , Dance , Dance . I 'll Be There is a tribute to Chic 's original bassist and vocalist , Bernard Edwards , who was discovered dead in a Tokyo hotel room in 1996 by Nile Rodgers during one of the group 's world tours . It 's based on an old Chic demo called Love Somebody Today , which features all of the original members of the band . Rodgers said : 'These recently-found lost tapes gives me the opportunity to play with my bandmates , who 've passed away , again . ' The band is currently experiencing something of a revival as the Chic founder played guitar and co-wrote Daft Punk 's inescapably catchy hit Daft Punk . Karlie Kloss recently announced she would be hanging up her Victoria 's Secret Angel wings to pursue her studies . Hitmaker Nile Rodgers is the guitarist , songwriter and co-founder of disco band Chic .
Chic co - founder robin Rodgers enlisted former Victoria 's Secret beauty . she references Chic 's Seventies fashion heyday with inspiration from Soul Train . Lady Gaga 's stylist picked the clothes from a white striped catsuit .