Madonna Does One Thing Right

I like observing "the Madonna" not a die-hard follower, but I like to see how she twists and makes everything work in her favor. She's a living social experiment, I'd say.

Her latest album got criticized by the press and fans alike for its lack of originality and its failure to live up to the hype preceding it. Though I do agree with the critics and I do see that her latest capricious behavior -both during and around her latest tour- seems like a series of desperate attention-seeking acts, this backdrop video for her MDNA Tour is spot on! Perhaps the best thing bearing her name in the past couple of years. Stripped of glam and by embracing the hot trend of collaging found footage (very all over the place) the video delivers a bundle of strong messages. 

Hey, Madonna, quit acting like a 22-year-old debutant and use that wisdom.  

Fall/Winter Fashion Campaigns

It's that time of the year. Actually, it's a bit after that time of the year when all the fashion houses are bombarding us with images, videos, viral teasers and magazine-spread ads for the fall-winter seasons. Some desire the outfits, others crave the accessories, others drool over the models and others (I'm here) just die to see all the photos, concepts, styling ideas and graphic design of the overall campaigns.

Dolce & Gabbana
Now, despite the fact that I'm not a huge Madonna fan (I still think that "Confessions..."  is probably her best album) I find that this campaign, shot by Steven Klein, is amazing. The family theme of the campaign is spot on and works in cohesion with the theme of their last collection "20 years of Sartorialità, Sensualità and Sicilianità".

Miu Miu
Well, Madonna is rubbing elbows with another italian fashion house. The below video was directed by Madonna for Miu Miu. 

(thanks to Johnny for the tip)

Gucci Guilty
We've been through the whole film world meets fashion brand chapter here. And below is the full ad (though it's not really that long!).

Directed by Frank Miller. Starring: Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood.

Madonna For Dolce & Gabbana

Madonna is the face of the new Dolce & Gabbana ads, shot by Steven Klein. The images above are featured, exclusively, for the first time in the Italian Vanity Fair Edition. It's good to see that she looks more... real in this campaign, compared to the Louis Vuitton campaign from last summer. I like the naturalness and maturity Madonna (finally) carries in these photographs, and it was about time she did an age-appropriate... anything. And while we're on the "age-appropriate" subject; why do I smell that she'll snatch her some LadyGaga for her next record? It's her pattern...

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