Madonna appears in a provocative photo shoot by famed photographer Steven Meisel for Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2009 collection.  See all six of the photos and video here.   As is often the case with the Queen of Pop, the edgy, seductive photographs–whose setting appears to be a smoky French bistro, although they were shot in a Los Angeles restaurant–have drawn much attention and some criticism.

Madonna and Steven Meisel have a longtime collaboration which began with the photos he shoot for her infamous 1992 book Sex.  So we should not be at all surprised that the superstar whose career has spanned decades continues to raise eyebrows with photos like these.

Antoine Arnault, Louis Vuitton’s communications director, said: “Madonna is glamorous. She has a global image. She’s the ultimate performer and businesswoman, and not someone who is just a famous singer. She has travelled. She has tried to change things.”

Marc Jacobs, creative director of the famed design house, discussed in an interview how the photo shoot came about.  He saw the singer perform in concert in Paris and was impressed.

 ”I just blurted out, ‘I think we should do Madonna,’” he said. “I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy.”

He sent her a text asking if she would be interested and the singer replied minutes later, saying: “I’d love to.” Jacobs described the campaign as “beautiful, gorgeous Madonna”.

The article continues below.

Newly-divorced Madonna was reportedly paid $10 million for one day’s work but Arnault has denied the figure, saying the real fee was “very far away from that”

Source: Telegraph: Madonna in new Louis Vuitton advertising campaign Photo source: ohnotheydidn’t and Towleroad

Here is a video report of the photo shoot



Watch on YouTube.

Steven Meisel shot all of the photos in the historic, groundbreaking July 2008 Vogue Italia Black Models issue.  You can see some of the photos here: All-Black Italian ‘Vogue’ Revealed!

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