Why Madonna Is The Ultimate Style Chameleon

[Voguerista 13,323]

I'm loving these birthday tributes to Madonna. This one is from the Huffpost. You can see the photos they picked and a cool gallery at the link.

 

Why Madonna Is The Ultimate Style Chameleon 

 

No one has transformed herself like Madonna. The Michigan-born pop star has had about as many looks as she has records. Her ability to constantly reinvent herself and her music has helped to secure her status as an icon, and she has influenced a generation of copycats. (We're looking at you, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus!)

When Madonna exploded onto the music scene in the '80s with her bleached blonde hair, lace bras, fishnet stockings and crucifix jewelry, she gave fans and critics a taste of what was yet to come. The Material Girl has attributed her unapologetic style to losing her mother at an early age. "For example, mothers teach you manners. And I absolutely did not learn any of those rules and regulations," she said.

Having added titles like actress, author and philanthropist to her resume, Madonna has experimented with less provocative looks like when she went all old Hollywood glamour as Eva Perón. However, not even becoming a mother herself stopped Madge from wearing risqué outfits and giving us heart palpitations with her stage antics. (We're still having flashbacks of her raunchy "Hollywood" performance at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards where she kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.)

In short, no one has had more diverse looks than Madonna. As the icon celebrates her 56th birthday today (August 16), we're breaking down her many transformations by era. What's your favorite Madonna look?

[Voguerista 13,323]

Here's another:

 

The 7 outfits that defined Madonna

[groovyguy 63,869]

Awesome tributes!

[groovyguy 63,869]

styledotcom @styledotcom Â· 14h

In honor of the Queen's upcoming birthday, our favorite most-memorable @Madonna moments: http://www.style.com/community/lookoftheday/?utm_source=twitter&_osource=twitter

[groovyguy 63,869]

Dazed @DazedMagazine Â· 4h

Happy Birthday Madonna! Read this archive #longread cover story with the queen of reinvention:

http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/21252/1/madonna-21st-century-icon

madonna: 21st century icon

 

Celebrating the queen of reinvention’s birthday with our 2008 cover story where she talks fear, anxiety and still trumping collaborators half her age

[groovyguy 63,869]

billboard ✔ @billboard

.@Madonna has flawless fashion! So to celebrate her birthday, we're looking back at her complete fashion evolution:

http://www.billboard.com/photos/428558/madonnas-fashion-evolution-55-iconic-looks?i=433620

[groovyguy 63,869]

http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/madonna-firsts

12 Of Madonna's Most Scandalous Controversies

[Fighter 28,888]

Loving all these articles too 

[groovyguy 63,869]

Us Weekly â€@usweekly  4h

Happy 56th birthday, Madonna! See how the Queen of Pop has evolved over the years:

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/pictures/madonna-how-her-face-has-changed-2010138/39900

[groovyguy 63,869]

Happy Birthday To Madonna, Queen Of The VMAs

http://www.mtv.com/news/1896276/madonna-vma-outfits/http://

On her birthday we compiled every outfit she's worn to the #VMAs EVER!

Not sure if you’ve heard but it’s VMA season again. To prep for the 2014 Video Music Awards we’re taking a look back at some of the award show’s most iconic moments and outfits. And in doing that, it becomes clear that there’s pretty much no one more intrinsically tied to the VMAs than Madonna. Let’s take a look back at Madonna’s most iconic moments. 

[groovyguy 63,869]

Madonna's Best Fashion Transformations On and Off the Stage

http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/madonna-best-looks-on-and-off-stage/#1

By Edward Barsamian - The many faces of Madonna: The award-winning musician, actress, director, and author wears her many hats, literally....

[groovyguy 63,869]

“Madonna queen of reinvention! She switched her sound and stayed successful.â€, says Official Charts Company.

http://www.officialcharts.com/features/popstars-who-changed-their-sound-and-stayed-successful-9999/

Madonna isn’t known as the queen of reinvention for nothing. While you’re guaranteed a good variety of outfits at a Madonna-themed fancy dress party, there’s more to Madge than a collection of hairdos and eye-catching costumes.

 

Over the course of her career she’s flirted with dance, pop, rock, disco, R&B and, of course, musicals, but perhaps her most successful – and surprising – transformation was her 1998 comeback as trance-folk Earth mother.

 

Album Ray of Light and its atmospheric lead single Frozen saw Madonna shake off the glitz and slickness of previous campaigns and embrace a dancier, edgier sound – yet all still very radio-friendly.

 

It was a huge recipe for success: Frozen scored Madonna her first Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in almost eight years. She was back with a vengeance and Ray Of Light was a global hit.

 

CHART FACT: Frozen was Madonna’s eighth Number 1, selling over 550,000 copies.