Exclusive: The Story Behind Madonna’s Eurovision Look (Another Mag)

“I was imagining Joan of Arc as a dark, romantic queen who was reincarnated in Madonna’s body,” Findikoglu tells AnOther, explaining how the two pieces came about. “For example, the corset we made is a talisman of female empowerment, as it’s embellished with coins featuring goddesses such as Athena. I wanted to combine the armour elements from Joan of Arc with a corset to emphasise Madonna’s powerful, womanly body.”

It is not the first time that Madonna has worn Findikoglu’s designs: in 2017, she wore her ‘Garden of Eden’ suit to perform in St Tropez, more recently, she donned one of her blazers during the promotion for her new album. Findikoglu herself has been open about her love of the musician – on Instagram she has called her “eternal inspiration” – and last year created a series of ‘cone bra’ T-shirts evocative of the iconic Jean Paul Gaultier-designed look Madonna wore during her during her Blond Ambition tour in 1990.

“I feel that myself and Madonna are both trying to be inspirational to women and girls and encourage them to speak up and be strong, independent people,” Findikoglu says. In this spirit, the Eurovision look – her first custom-made design for the artist – aimed to capture “the idea of an unconventional female warrior”. Other inspirations came from Milla Jovovich in The Messenger, and found photographs of turn-of-the century exotic dancers.

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