Skip to main content

Madonna’s Conical Bra Goes To London


Madonna bra
A Christies employee takes a closer look at the black satin Jean-Paul Gaultier bra worn by U.S. pop star Madonna in 1990. The bra was auctioned off for a reported $80,000. (Photo: Reuters)
No costume of Madonna's is as memorable as her conical bras, which she wore during her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour. The bras, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, became such iconic fashion pieces that an anonymous person spent $80,000 for one of the garments at a Christie's auction in November 2012, according to the Time.
And now, fans of the singer will once again be able to see one of these iconic bras at London's Barbican exhibition next year. The show is said to be a retrospective of Gaultier's work and it will feature various designs that put Gaultier on the fashion radar.
According to the Time, 140 couture and ready-to-wear pieces designed by Gaultier is expected to feature at "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From The Sidewalk To The Catwalk." And besides the various costumes worn by Madonna, the exhibition will also feature the ensembles Gaultier made for Bjork and Kylie Minogue.
Interestingly, Minogue too wore the conical bra made famous by Madonna for a raunchy shoot to promote her album Aphrodite, as among all Gaultier creations the conical bra is what has attained the iconic status. Since then many pop stars including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Rihanna have worn varying versions of the designs.
Madonna herself wore a design inspired by the conical bra during her MDNA tour last year. Though this bra was also designed by Gaultier, he gave it a skeletal cage-like structure, thereby giving the design a masculine feel.
Regarding the design Gaultier told WWD: "What I have done this time is a nod to the conical bra corset of the Blond Ambition tour but reinterpreted in 3-D, in patent leather on the outside with metallic leather on the inside."
"It's all about masculine and feminine, Madonna and Jean Paul Gaultier classics reinterpreted for 2012."

source..  http://www.idesigntimes.com/articles/3886/20130309/madonna-s-conical-bra-goes-london.htm

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Madonna's Career From 1983-2020, In Photos

In addition to her professional accomplishments, she is an activist, who has adopted four of her six children from Malawi. Madonna is the "Queen of Pop Music" and she's one of those iconic celebrities who is known by her first name alone. She's an accomplished performer, businesswoman, and mother, with a career that is entering its fifth decade. Her music, old and new, continues to be played all around the world. Known for pushing boundaries in terms of expression and sexuality, Madonna remains a relevant household name. She’s showing no signs of slowing down and is currently in the middle of her 14 th  tour, for her album,  Madame X . Her tour dates will continue well into 2020, at venues in London and Paris. In 2006, Madonna formed a not-for-profit, charitable organization with Michael Berg, to help combat the poverty and hardship experienced by the million orphans in Malawi. In addition to her professional accomplishments, she is an activist, who has ad...
Post a Comment
Read more

September 24 1992, Madonna baring her breasts and blowing kisses, At The Jean-Paul Gaultier fashion show.

September 24 1992,   Madonna baring her breasts and blowing kisses, Billy Idol in double leather... we explore the fashion show that raised $700,000 for AIDS research Jean Paul Gaultier  is renowned for many things – his exceptional tailoring, his conical bras, his impassioned approach to sociopolitcal causes in fashion – and, on September 2, 1992, all of these elements united for a show that definitely mattered. In honour of  amFAR  (The American Foundation for AIDS Research), Gaultier held a fashion benefit whose runway included everything from lip-synching to Dr Ruth dressed in rubber to raise money for a cause that devastated (and continues to devastate) communities around the world. "Tonight will be about protection... wear rubber and protect yourself!" – Jean Paul Gaultier "Tonight will be about protection... wear rubber and protect yourself!" explained Gaultier before the show. "I think fashion can make people thin...
Post a Comment
Read more

Hackers begin to leak A-list celebrities' private emails and threaten more unless paid

Entertainment law firm which has host of high-profile clients, including Robert De Niro, Elton John and Madonna, was compromised last week A screenshot of the material released by the hackers Cyber hackers have begun publishing what they claim to be the private correspondence of A-list celebrities and are threatening to release more unless they get paid. The entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, which has a host of high-profile clients, including Rod Stewart, Robert De Niro, Elton John and Madonna, was compromised last week in a sophisticated attack.   The hackers released a screenshot excerpt from Madonna’s recent Madame X tour on the dark web to prove they had infiltrated the law firm’s network. It appeared to show signatures from an employee and the concert company Live Nation. Read More:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/12/hackers-begin-leak-a-list-celebrities-private-emails-threaten/ ...
Post a Comment
Read more