Jump to content

le smoking

Elitists
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,957

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by le smoking

    Stage for Madonna's show in Marseilles collapses, two dead

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

    Posted

    Madonna 'devastated' by stage construction death

    *One person was killed when stage being built for Madonna concert collapses

    *Accident happened Thursday afternoon in southern French city of Marseille

    *Another two people, one British and one American, were severely injured

    *Madonna due to play first of five concerts in city for "Sticky and Sweet" tour Sunday

    (CNN) -- Madonna was "devastated" to hear that a man was killed in an accident during construction for her upcoming concerts in Marseilles, France, a representative said Thursday.

    A 53-year-old French man was killed when a stage being built for the concert collapsed, a fire department spokesman in the southern French city said.

    Another two people, one British and one American, are severely injured, and four are lightly injured, officer David Goddin told CNN.

    "At this point we don't know how it happened, but we are confident no one else is still under the rubble," Goddin said.

    "My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news," Madonna said in a statement issued by her representative, Liz Rosenberg.

    At least one Madonna show has been canceled, Rosenberg told CNN.

    A crane collapsed while lifting a large metallic truss into place, Lt. Thierry Delorme of the French Navy told CNN. In Marseille, the Fire Department is a part of the Navy.

    An investigation has been launched into the cause of the collapse, he said.

    In addition to the six injuries and the single fatality, 34 people received psychological support after the incident, he said.

    About 27 fire engines and 80 firefighters responded to the emergency when the stage collapsed at 5:15 p.m. (1515 GMT).

    "There were a lot of open fractures, of injuries, it was a messy sight," one of the rescue workers told Agence-France Presse.

    Madonna was scheduled to play the first of five concerts for her "Sticky and Sweet" tour at the 60,000-seat Stade Velodrome on Sunday.

    The singer was in Udine, Italy, when she heard the news, Rosenberg said.

    Madonna in Louis Vuitton's new campaign

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

    Posted

    article and behind the scenes shots from wwd:

    RAY OF LIGHT: Marc Jacobs was so pleased with this spring’s Louis Vuitton campaign featuring Madonna that he was eager to do an encore. “But very quickly Marc said, ‘I want something completely different,’” related Antoine Arnault, Vuitton’s communication director. The new ingredients included a dash of Tamara de Lempicka and a soupçon of Man Ray for color-drenched images by Steven Meisel with a surreal edge, thanks to generous use of solarization, a technique of overexposure first perfected by Ray. “It gives something very graphic, more edgy” than the first Madonna campaign, also by Meisel, which depicted her as a French coquette in a Parisian bistro setting, Arnault said. The new spots, which break in a range of August titles, feature a variety of runway looks and leather goods, many in the house’s signature monogram.

    Asked about the impact of the first Madonna campaign, Arnault said, snapping his fingers for emphasis, “Everything she was wearing in the first campaign was sold within a few months. People came into the store saying, ‘I want the Madonna bag, the Madonna shoes.”

    making_vuitton_ad1.jpg

    making_vuitton_ad2.jpg

    Madonna in Louis Vuitton's new campaign

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

    Posted

    Madonna for Louis Vuitton Advertising Campaign Fall/Winter 2009-2010

    Following the success of Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2009 fashion campaign starring Madonna and photographed by Steven Meisel, Artistic Director Marc Jacobs was keen to repeat the experience for Fall/Winter, but equally determined to produce something entirely different.

    Shot in a New York studio, the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 campaign thus features Madonna in a series of sophisticated portraits reminiscent of the golden age of Hollywood. Inspired by the photographs of Man Ray, who perfected the technique of solarisation, and nodding to the lush colours and sumptuous draperies of the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, the images have a softer, more intimate quality than the previous campaign, while losing nothing of its power to arrest. In the seven visuals, Madonna models key pieces from Marc Jacobs' Fall/Winter ready-to-wear collection for Louis Vuitton, whose ruffled silks, extravagant accessories and sequinned Monogram bags strike an out-and-out glamorous note, which is balanced by the sweetly ironic presence of the

    bunny ears that were such a hit on the catwalk.

    "After the fun we had with the Spring/Summer campaign, and the amazing reaction to it, all of us – Madonna, Steven and myself – were eager to get back together for Fall/Winter," comments Marc Jacobs. "While the two campaigns look very different, there is also a unity about them, so it now feels like we have completed both parts of the story."

    Antoine Arnault, Head of Communications for Louis Vuitton, comments: "This is another superb campaign, reflecting not only the close relationship between Madonna, Marc Jacobs and Steven Meisel, but also their immense creative talent and their consistent desire to challenge and innovate."

    The Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2009-2010 advertising campaign will break in the August 2009 issues of magazines worldwide.

    New Looks for S&S Tour

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

    Posted

    an article on wwd.com talking about the Givenchy F/W 09 ad campaign also says:

    Meanwhile, Tisci’s costume design duties continue to grow. The designer said he’s creating new looks for Madonna’s ongoing tour, and also for Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons as the band tours Europe this summer.
×
×
  • Create New...