Thursday 30 June 2011

Happy 25th anniversary

I knew it was going to arrive soon. Everyday I would sneek into the record store near my place, hoping for the moment. One day, the lady smiled at me: "Ruizinho, it has arrived". When I looked at the cover, I was mesmerized, couln't even speak. My heart started racing. She was so incredibly beautiful. The album cost me 1200 Escudos. I was 8 years old.

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Dita's ghost by the pool

Another series from the Interview photoshoot: the swimming pool shots. Sessions took place at M's home in Miami, the same location for the legendary Sex sessions with Steven Meisel. Curiosly, for this one, M wears the same see-through dress she used a year before. Dita's ghost was still raving by the pool. HOT!












One of the shots would be used for the cover of the Rain single, released in July 1993.

Monday 27 June 2011

Summer's here!

Of all the images that come into my mind when Summer arrives, I always think of the cover of Interview from June 93. Simple, luminescent and filled with that timeless M expression of Beauty. In one word: stunning.

On that issue, M chatted with Mike Myers by telephone, talking about everything and nothing at all. One page of pure Madonna humour accompanied by a beautiful, sexy portfolio of 7 photographs by Herb Ritts, celebrating the beginning of Summer. There they were, those gooorgeous bangs à la Bette Davis, a few days after they were flaunted during the amazing rendition of Peggy Lee's Fever, at Arsenio's 1000th episode. Some of the photos would be used for the Girlie Show tourbook.

So many good reasons to start a series of posts dedicated to the hot season!





Watch more from this first section of Ritt's photoshoot Through The Looking Glass.

Eurostar Paris-London

June 26, 2011
(give me M in a hat and I'm a happy guy)

Leaving Ritz, Paris


Arriving at Gare du Nord, Paris


Arriving at St. Pancras Eurostar Train Station, London


A night in Paris

June 25, 2011: Saturday night at VIP Room Theatre in Paris.









Sunday 26 June 2011

Flea Market

June 25, 2011
Spending Saturday afternoon visiting the Paul Bert flea market, Paris.
Sooooo gorgeous!!!











Flight Mode

June 21, 2011
At JKF Airport, leaving New York.







Arriving at Heathrow, London, a few hours later.




June 24, 2011
Arriving at Ritz, Paris.