Let's go to bed...

Playing the Bedtime Stories album this morning made me want to go revisit the Patrick Demarchelier photoshoot. After the overwhelming Sex/Erotica/Body of Evidence/The Girlie Show dark trip, M just laid back and gave us smoothness, a blue bedspread, a white gown, Pepito, a golden nose ring and breathtaking beauty. Perfect for a lazy Sunday at home, with the pijama on.




Revisit the complete "bed series" from this shoot Through The Looking Glass.

Confession #1

Woke up feeling weird. One year ago, I went through one of the most painful experiences ever: the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with went away. One year later, so many things have changed (inside and out), but the wound remains. So I turn to Her. My eternal healer.

A little up and down
And all around
It's all about survival...

The W.E. Tour: Episode 5

Ten days after the last appearance in Venice, M was back on track and cleverly following the film festivals circuit to promote W.E.. Next target: the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

On September 12, M attended a press conference with cast members Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough and Abel Korzeniowski and presented another one of her appropriatley sober, hyper-elegant outfits. She's the Director here, period.

And at 5 pm (Lisbon time), during the last hour of my workday, I entered the TIFF website and my heart jumped as soon as I read the words "coming up: W.E. press conference". A few minutes later, the image was on, blue background, large table with microphones, journalists going to their seats, heart started racing and BAM... THERE SHE WAS! Madonna in real time! The damn computer had no soundboard but I watched the whole thing, completely entrallhed with that gorgeous face and oh-so-familiar expressions. Needless to say, I couldn't work AT ALL. Shhhh... don't tell anything to my boss.

Venice - London - New York

September 4th
Departure: Heatrhow airport, London

Arrival: JFK airport, New York

The W.E. Tour: Episode 4

«It’s surreal to be in Venice since I was here early in my career, filming my Like a Virgin video», she said before announcing the inaugural Gucci Award for Women in Cinema to Jessica Chastain, American film and TV actress.

The event was held at the Bauer Il Palazzo Hotel in Venice, on September 2nd. Once more, Elegance was M's middle name, this time with a darker, Batlady-goes-Goth twist.
And ah, yes. The sunglasses...

The W.E. Tour: Episode 3

Third day in Venice (if we take the night of the arrival into account), September the 2nd.
M and the W.E. cast make an appearance at the Movie Star Lounge. And all I can think of, when I look into these photos is... "those eyes!". However, the 6th one in this sequence is definitely my favorite. I'm pretty sure you understand why...

The W.E. Tour: Episode 2

On the night of September 1st, it was IT! We even got the chance to watch those amazing 9 minutes LIVE on the internet, which added so much emotion to all this. It reminded me of those unforgettable Evita premieres, now with a classic Italian touch.

The absolute Diva. And that "Erotica" playing in the background... WOW!!!

We've already seen tons of photos from the W.E. world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, but there you go: some of my favorites.