Videography: Madonna

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Remember when Madonna was the coolest bitch on the face of the planet? It was some time around 1983 through 1990. During that time Madonna revolutionized the music video and set the bar for the modern pop diva. Through a series of reinventions, Madge inspired and disseminated trends, influenced a generation of women and put out some seriously great music. That’s not to say she stopped doing that after 1990, but that was by far her greatest artistic and stylistic period. Of course, being the cultural force she is, Madonna kept going and kept pushing boundaries — all the while blurring the lines between fashion and music so that today it’s unimaginable conceiving one without the other. So while it’s great to go googoo over Gaga, here’s what made (and still — when she feels like it) makes Madonna the coolest bitch on the face of the planet.

Madonna and Madonna by Mert and Marcus

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Madonna gets up close and personal with her favorite person in all the world — herself — in the first image from her new lifestyle brand Truth or Dare‘s ad campaign, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and styled by Fabien Baron.

Raquel Wet and Wild for Wang

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

If you missed the Alexander Wang truck show‘s debut last night, worry not — video of his Fall 2011 campaign after the jump:

Ad-Dict: Calvin Klein S/S 2009

Edited by Kirby Marzec

It’s a breath of fresh air seeing an unfamiliar face as the new girl for Calvin Klein. Recently, we’ve seen a trend in letting celebrities do the advertising for designers. With all due respect, I would have expected Calvin Klein to follow the mainstream bandwagon and stick some overrated actress or annoying “it girl” in his ads. However, it appears as if Mr. Klein plucked some teen out of gym class and used her! 18 year old Anna Selezneva, the Russian beauty who actually walked Calvin Klein’s last show, brings a new look, a unique face and some fresh blood to our list of spring ads. Shot by photographer Fabien Baron, the ad is anything but earth shattering for Calvin Klein. Sure, his geometric dress is neat, but I’m thinking this ad will do more for Anna Selezneva than Calvin Klein. 

Thanks NY Mag!