Virginal, rocker, cabaret artist, gothic… This is how Madonna’s impressive changes in look have been in her almost 6 decades of life.
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Madonna does not follow any fashion, she imposes it. He has done this with almost every album of his that is released, becoming an example to follow for different generations. She has been, without any conflict of identity, rocker, cabaret, goth, and much more, and with each ‘personality’ he has revolutionized the world of fashion. That’s why when we talk about Madonna’s style, we have to do it in the plural.
In 1983, Madonna became the main headache for parents, who saw how their innocent daughters suddenly became rebellious girls forged in the streets. These teenagers were following the Street style from the first album madonnacalled madonna. If you didn’t wear a crop top, frayed jean jackets, large earrings, lots of plastic bracelets, and a scarf tied like a bow on your head, you were nothing.
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With Like a virgin (1984) took her out of the stadium. She exploited the American double standard, which demands virgin and sexual women in the same package. She became the ‘good one’ who could only conquer a man who offered her jewelry, luxurious cars, expensive clothes, etc. She fashioned the slutty elegance.
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true blue (1986) brought back the fashion of the 1960s, inspired by the Nouvelle Vague Retrowhich included short hair, fisherman pants, black leather garments, sweaters and ballet flats.
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In Like A Prayer (1989) assumed the role of the sinner, mixing christian iconography such as crucifixes, camandules and the veil of Mary, with garments that hinted at sensuality, such as pointed bras and baby dolls. To get away from her idea of purity, she dyed her hair black.
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A newly blonde Madonna released in 1989 I’m Breathless (Dick Tracy), album thanks to which the 1920s glamwith jewels overloaded with diamonds and clothes alluding to the era of alcohol prohibition in North America, such as gold garments, gloves, feathers, etc.
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Erotica (Immaculate Collection)from 1992, imposed a very sensual cabaret-type wardrobe, with touches of black leather, which insinuated ‘perversions’ such as the sadomasochismvoyeurism, transvestism, etc.
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Bedtime Stories (Evita)from 1994, rescued everything related to the trend of tango and the era of Evita: tube skirts, high sandals with ankle straps, shiny blouses…
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Ray Of Light (1998) brought the trend of the gothic throwing esoteric, mysterious and cabalistic. They all wanted to have black hair, straight and very straight, and dress in black with long skirts and scarves too. The jewelry had to be silver with dark stones and velvet bows, black too. The nails… you guessed it, black.
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The new millennium introduced Madonna to electronic music with Music (2000) and immediately clothing brands and designers began to include garments such as hip hop. The accessories were 100% bling bling.
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with the album American Life (2003), the typical clothing of the american peasantswith jeans (very hip), the cowboy hat, the lumberjack shirt and allusions to the flag.
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Confessions on a dance floor (2005) brought imported garments from urban athletes and dancers to our wardrobes, skater and parkour (those boys who jump off the walls) with caps, wide pants with long shots, sweatshirts, trunks and tennis shoes.
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Although it no longer hits as much as before, in Hard candy and MDNA (2008-2012) we see a Madonna party girl, very youthful, in tune with the electronic rumbas that are the daily bread of this generation. Perhaps no longer imposing fashion, but following it.
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Which of all fashions imposed by Madonna do you think is more cool?