A night in New York (II)

Leaving Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NYC

March 18, 2010

A night in New York (I)

Leaving the Morimoto restaurant, NYC

March 18, 2010

From retro to haute couture

Fashion photography has always been one of Madonna's strongest and most enduring medium, going back even to the "pre-Madonna" days - in 1980, she was already modelling retro couture for The Village Voice.

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But it wasn't until March 1995 that Madonna the Icon entered the world of fashion advertising. The campaign was for Versace's haute couture collection, exquisitelly captured by Steven Meisel.

One of the amazing outtakes that surfaced a few months ago was from this photoshoot.

Check out the complete session Through The Looking Glass.
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MDG

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After signing a deal with Iconix Brand Group for an upcoming clothing line (MG Icon), M has teamed up with Dolce & Gabbana to design a new eyewear brand: MDG.

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«Designing an eyewear line with Madonna was a new experience for us. The oversized and wraparound designs are sexy and very feminine, like our clothes. Madonna's creative contribution and unique point of view were key, even in designing the MDG logo».

M also stars in MDG's advertising campaign. Shot by Steven Klein, the images are inspired by film noir. Product and campaign will be released in May.

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She was back, brunnette and with a nose piercing!

With Rosie Perez at the Soul Train Awards

March 15, 1994

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After wrapping up her magnificent (but "grueling") Girlie Show tour in December '93, M stepped out of the scene, for a well deserved pause. For the following 3 months, we didn't hear from her at all. That was how I began 1994: religiously flicking every magazine I could find, every week, hoping to hear from her again. There was no internet and the mags were all we could rely on.

Finally, in March, there she was, on US mag, causing us a multiple impact: she was brunette again and wearing a nose piercing! Oh-my-god! We all went crazy.

She looked happy, fresh and totally cool, having a gal's night out with Rosie Perez, at the Soul Train Awards.

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Madonna was back in town, with one hell of a look!

«Collaboration. I like being his muse».

At Tom Munro's book launch (Soho House, Los Angeles). Gorgeous!

March 6, 2010

In LA with David

At the Kabbalah Centre, Los Angeles

March 6, 2010

Pre-Oscar party

At the Bryan Lourd Pre-Oscar party, Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles

March 5, 2010

Soho House

At the RADD Grey Goose party, Soho House, Los Angeles

March 4, 2010

Masquerading

February 27, 2010 - Kabbalah Centre, New York

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March 9, 2009 - Kabbalah Centre, New York

March 20, 2008 - Kabbalah Centre, London

March 4, 2007 - Kabbalah Centre, Los Angeles

March 20, 2005 - Kabbalah Centre, London

Purim is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people living throughout the ancient Persian Empire from a plot by Haman the Agagite to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther.

It is celebrated annually, according to the Hebrew calendar, on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar, the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies. Purim begins at sundown on the previous secular day. Purim is characterized by public recitation of the Book of Esther, giving mutual gifts of food and drink, giving charity to the poor, and a celebratory meal; other customs include drinking wine, wearing of masks and costumes, and public celebration.

Dressing up in masks and costumes is one of the most entertaining customs of the Purim holiday. Costumes and masks are worn to disguise the wearers' identities. Mistaken identity plays an important role in The Book of Esther, as Esther hid her cultural origins from the king, Mordecai hid his knowledge of all the world's languages (which allowed Bigthan and Teresh to discuss their plot openly in his presence), and Haman was mistaken for Mordecai when he led Mordecai through the streets of the capital city of Shushan. According to the Talmud, Haman's daughter, thinking that it must be Mordecai leading her father around, dumped a chamber pot on her father's head as he passed by, and, realizing her error, committed suicide.

Source: Wikipedia