Louis Vuitton F/W 09.10 : Madonna by Steven Meisel

[b9409]

To me, this is a perfect manifesation of how Vuitton can be kitsch. Furthermore, Madonna and Louis Vuitton as a pairing is completely insufferable. Why should we have to suffer because Marc Jacobs thought it would be "a good idea" to use her?

Besides, I haven't been excited about a Louis Vuitton campaign since Fall 2006 (Kate, Naomi, Daria). That was the perfect Vuitton campaign, no?

Its a shame Louis Vuitton, with all their money and power, still have to rely on celebrity to sell their products.

The most fantastic campaign ever!!!!! I still remember how painfully gorgeous and lifted-in-glamor all the girls looked. It would have been a tad bit more perfect if Pharrell Williams were to be replaced with a pack of cool male models, but what you gonna do? Marc loves his 'stars.'

 

[zacatecas570]

Horrible!! Photoshop MUCH?????

 

[Lackuiew]

she looks like legless..the photo is absolutely disgusting..hate everything in this shot

 

[kuli_trendy]

It's hideous....but I expect more than this. And need to see more pics!

 

[bittercain]

this is horrendously fake Madonna

 

[trudes]

styling: yes
editing: no

i love steven meisel but this is a bit of a disapointment
love the no-fingered gloves - Madonna's doing, no doubt

 

[Flashbang]

lol I'm still teriffied when I saw this ad.

 

[simons]

it cant get worse that the collection..

 

[Squizree]

I think the idea of the campaign was to delibrately create a "fake celebrity". As far as I see I think its a good and valid idea. The collection itself had a "Twisted Barbie Doll" mentality to it; the scrunchy rabbit ears, the ridiculously engineered shoes, the cheaply styled hair and the "Badas$ Barbie" clothes.
And who better to play the part of the Twisted Barbie Doll than a super-photoshopped Madonna in a super stiff awkward pose?

 

[BerlinRocks]

^I think the idea is good, too.

The problem is we are here talking about LV (LVMH !) and I feel like it's a big joke ...
and I'm sorry but the result is really bad ...

until someone find very good arguments and will have very good thoughts abt it ...
i won't like this and think Bernard Arnault hasn't seen this before it got printed !

MJ and Arnault are people who like art, I CANNOT believe they let this happen - unless their passion for contemporary art is a joke as well !

 

[cul8tr]

WOW in a good way. Much better than the last season. First pic reminds me a little bit of Roversi's work.

 

[clocked]

could it be more photoshopped? gross

and i'm in the majority here, don't want to see madonna in my fashion magazines, thanks..

 

[lepip]

If you are gunna get a 50-something-year-old to represent your label she should look like a 50-something-year-old otherwise whats the point?! love how they had to cover her hands up! haha!

 

[Joanna2]

for refference sake, this is a picture of Madonna taken yesterday, after a day or rehearsals for her tour with zero make-up on her face and a harsh paparazzi flash in her face. She does not have a porcelain skin like the photograph, but her skin is flawless.

source: www.allaboutmadonna.com

This kind of pictures always pop-up when Madonna does anything in fashion ads. But every ad is photoshopped till it looks perfect, whoever the model is, regardless of age.
And I said it before: all girls may wish to look like that at 50. I think she looks great without make up.

 

[user.n.]

i won't like this and think Bernard Arnault hasn't seen this before it got printed !

I think that's more Antoine's job than Bernard's.
I believe the next images will be better. (Except those silly gloves.)

 

[gossiping]

it's typical LV, better than last seasons I like it!

 

[dee-ha]

i much prefer last season with all the crazy poses. at least she DID SOME POSES ... ugh

 

[Pedro]

I hate to say this but after many attempts of M&M to copy Meisel, now is the time of Meisel to use the same effects of color and lighting which M&M often use.

 

[AD011620]

I am not sure i like it... okay Madge is photoshoped like I don't know... it all looks like a cartoon a little bit... I mean it looks beautiful but lacks any sense of reality...

 

[Melly5525]

I have to say I love this, I was not so excited that Madonna was in the campaign again but i think it looks amazing I love the fairytale doll vibe and photoshopped aside she looks awesome love the clothes and the styling, really excited to see the rest of the shots I am in love with all the looks in this collection