Madonna, The Queen of Pop, has just released a new music video for her hotly anticipated single, Girl Gone Bad, and what a video it is. It takes us back to her erotica days (and, honestly, wasn’t that everyone’s favorite?), with lots of whips & chains, leather, and muscle. It even opens with a sultry, spoken intro – a tell-tale sign that there is some serious naughtiness to come. The black and white vid was shot by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Known in the fashion world simply as Mert and Marcus, the duo also shot her more colorful MDNA ablum cover, which we’ve been dying over.
We’ve never doubted Madonna’s supreme reign over the world of Pop, but if any of you have doubts, this will stomp them out in 10 seconds flat. Madge proves that she hasn’t forgotten the moves that leave you wanting more, and she can still handle a pack of writhing, muscle men like it ain’t no thang. Because - let’s be honest – Madonna always does it best when she does it bad.
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When we think of the halftime show, we expect to be entertained, but the legendary Madonna, not only entertained millions of fans – she did it the only way she knows how to – in style.
Madonna began her 12-minute performance singing her world-renowned hit song “Vogue.” She appeared on stage in a Givenchy gold-sequined cape that was floor-length and seemed to pay homage to Cleopatra. She soon took the cape off, revealing the next Givenchy piece: a black knee-length dress with an added cape, and studded leather plackets attached to a belt. And we can’t forget that headpiece, fit for the one and only Queen of Pop. What initially seemed like an ensemble inspired by gladiators and warriors was essentially Madonna’s theatricality at its best.
When we saw Madonna wrangling a chicken in the new Dolce & Gabbana ads, we just had to share it with the world (as if it hasn’t been shared enough):
Actually, this old school Italian family vibe is working — it’s kind of tolerable and nostalgic. Shot by Steven Klein, the ads showcase Madge in various “Italian family” scenarios:
Then there is the lucky model, Max Schneider who plays her son in the shoot:
We are kinda diggin’ it. What do you think of the ads?
The Academy of Art University’s fashion week passed in a blur of events, all of which I carefully blocked out on my semi-tacky Anne Taintor calendar. As I reflect on the week over a pot of coffee and spoonfuls of Nutella, I’m starting to realize that it’s the sweet, small moments that count.
The biggest of the “small” moments was participating in a roundtable discussion with Suzy Menkes and 5 of my fellow journalism students on Wednesday morning. Suzy’s engaging verbal command makes it feel like every word she divulges is an intimate secret. One of those secrets was that Madonna has been reading Suzy’s book The Windsor Style in preparation for an upcoming movie role as the Duchess of Windsor. Thank goodness I snatched the out-of-print book from the library before Gladys Perint Palmer shared our “secret” with the rest of the School of Fashion.
The next exciting small moment was being approached by Walter Van Beirendonck at the static show (the show before the big fashion show). I wrote about Walter in my very first published article (in One Eighty) so shaking Walter’s bauble-laden hand was a definite milestone. The only person more excited to shake Walter’s hand was the recipient of an unexpected internship he offered.
Finally, it was time to watch the show, which I got to share with my friend of the last 5 years, graduating designer Emma Erickson (who scored an internship with Hervé Léger.) She guided me through the show with encouraging commentary such as “You’ll like this collection… it’s what you’d buy if you could have whatever you wanted.”
But, for that moment, standing in the nosebleed section of the bleachers and witnessing the camaraderie and pats on the back between this year’s group of close knit graduating designers, I had everything I wanted.
Break out your glowsticks, angel wings and other sugary sweet rave paraphernalia Madonna has a new music video for her song “Celebration”.
(In an effort to prevent copyright infringement, I am only posting a teaser of the video. If you want to watch it in its entirety, I am sure you can find it posted illegally somewhere else.)
She looks good….and we’re lovin’ the hair. And isn’t nice that she’s finally rockin’ some Balmain?
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