Chadstone will unleash the Material Girl in March with an exclusive look at the wardrobe that has shaped pop culture.
For the first time in Australia, Chadstone will host Simply Madonna from March 16 to April 4 in what promises to be a highlight of the L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival calendar.
Always daring, never dull, Madonna’s revolutionary style has inspired millions, from her bleached-blonde beginnings and Gaultier cone bras to her disco diva reinvention.
Madonna’s assault on the world can’t be viewed outside the prism of the clothes she wore while mounting it.
Curated from the world’s largest private collection of Madonna costumes and artifacts, Simply Madonna illustrates the chameleon like transformations of the style strategist.
From the early days of her music career to the film work of the nineties, the timeless collection includes the iconic pink ‘Material Girl’ dress, the tasseled ‘Open Your Heart’ cone bustier, Madonna’s American Pie outfit and a stunning ball gown from the Oscar-winning film, Evita.The museum-quality pieces will be presented in-keeping with the glamour and sense of theatre that the queen of pop has made her trademark.
From her breakthrough 1983 hit ‘Holiday’ to the present, Madonna remains one of the most influential and revered world music icons.
In association with Marquee Capital, Simply Madonna tells the story of an extraordinary career spanning three decades, unearthing a treasure trove of costumes which will go on public display in Australia for the first time.
80s……From the moment she exploded onto the music scene, Madonna dazzled the world with her music and fashion. In every corner of the globe, girls flocked to salons to get the Madonna disheveled wave perm – her style becoming the most copied and sought after look of the 80s. Outraging critics and wowing fans with her bold look - pointed bustiers, bras and very little else - Madonna established herself as an unstoppable force that changed the face of the fashion industry forever.
90s……Alternating between 70s retro and leather-clad dominatrix looks, the 90s saw Madonna release her controversial Sex book and the bare-all film, Truth or Dare – one of the highest grossing documentaries of all time. Her Blond Ambition world tour was described by Rolling Stone as an elaborate and sexually provocative extravaganza, while the star’s provocative fashion again made headlines worldwide. Reinventing herself yet again, Madonna stared in films including Evita and Dick Tracey, and in the late 90s returned to street fashion with the quadruple platinum Ray of Light and American Pie music videos.
2000s……Madonna blasted into the new millennium with her eighth studio album, Music, which saw her blend jazzed-up cowgirl styling with extravagant Versace bling. Mid-decade, Madonna reworked her look once again – this time as a disco diva. Her sixth world tour, Re-invention, played to 900,000 fans in 20 cities.