Madonna for Louis Vuitton spring/summer '09 campaign

Get a load of this! Madonna's new campaign for Louis Vuitton has been revealed and its a cracker. Check out those legs, those shoes, that bag *drool*. LV's creative director, Marc Jacobs, admitted that the choice to use Madge was a light bulb moment.

"I just blurted out, 'I think we should do Madonna,"' he said, adding that he'd attended her Paris concert the night before. "I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy."

Following that light bulb moment, Marc tapped out a Blackberry message to Madonna, who replied with: "I'd love to."

And who wouldn't? The outcome is six French-inspired, sepia-toned photographs by Steven Meisel, which were taken of the Queen of Pop inside L.A.'s trendy Café Figaro. Antoine Arnault, Vuitton's director of communications, denied rumours that Madge pocketed a whopping $10 million for the gig.

"It's very far away from that," he admitted.

If, like me, you're wondering what the turn-around was on these photos, then it look less than a day for shooting to wrap, with the pictures taken just last week. Speedy.

"It was her idea to do the fishnets," Jacobs revealed. The campaign looks set to drop in February, in tandem with LV's "core values" campaign, which currently stars Sean Connery. I sure do look forward to those Miu Miu shots of Katie Holmes now.

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Behind-the-scenes with Madonna on Elle shoot

You have seen her on the cover of Vanity Fair and UK Elle, and now it really does seem like Madonna is on path for world domination. The style icon was photographed by Tom Munro for the May issues of both UK and US Elle, in anticipation of her forthcoming album Hard Candy. I suppose a gal has to make sure that she has both ends covered! Check out the behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot by clicking play on video above.

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Madonna dominates cover for Vanity Fair's annual green issue

Madonna has landed the May cover of Vanity Fair which also happens to be the publication's annual green issue. The timing couldn't be more perfect for Madge as she begins the promo circuit for her forthcoming album Hard Candy. And doesn't she look fierce? Her outfit for the mag seems to follow this 'bad ass' image that Madge is also using for her album cover, just at look at those knee-high lace-up boots and black bodysuit. Perhaps she really is preparing for world domination.

Madonna bags another May cover - this time, UK Elle

The promo trail is really hotting up for Madonna, who now has a string of covers under her belt in the lead-up to the release of her new album.

While it doesn't look like she's changed things up too much for the May issue of UK Elle, it's nice to see she's finally kicked off those (admittedly, fierce) thigh-high lace-up boots we've been seeing her wear in every photo shoot of late, and instead add a cute fedora hat to her ensemble.

The just-shy-of-50 singer, whose album Hard Candy is due for release on April 28, tells Elle there are "no short cuts to being Madonna" and she works blimmin' hard to stay in shape.

"It's all about hard work," she says. "There is no easy way. If you want to know how I look like I do, it's diet and exercise and constantly being careful."

Oh, we believe you Madge (especially if the constant stream of photos showing everybody's favourite Material Girl going to and from the gym are any indication).

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Madonna, Guy beat Beckhams in fashion poll

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have been voted the best-dressed celebrity couple.

The pair beat David and Victoria Beckham and 'Sex AndThe City' star Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in the poll.

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, whose relationship is rumoured to be going through a troubled patch, came second for their 'smouldering' red-carpet look.

New Los Angeles residents Posh and Becks were third in the survey of 7,000 fashion fans for In Style magazine.

Singer Gwen Stefani and her rock star husband Gavin Rossdale were fourth, followed by actress Demi Moore and her younger husband Ashton Kutcher, for their 'complimentary' wardrobe.

Actress Kate Winslet and director Sam Mendes are sixth, while Sarah Jessica Parker, famous as Carrie in 'Sex and the City,' and her actor husband Matthew Broderick are seventh.

'Batman Returns' star Kate Bosworth and British model James Rousseau make it into eighth place.

Katie Holmes - who has received fashion advice from Posh Spice - and Tom Cruise also made it into the list, in ninth position.

Despite Kelly Brook's disastrous appearance on the red carpet for the premiere of the film Snatch, when she wore a pink crystal-encrusted dress with matching knickers, the British TV presenter and actress is 10th, with fiancee Billy Zane.

Madonna: I Ignore British Women's Fashion

She sticks with her jogging outfit...



Madonna has insulted the women of her adopted country by revealing she ignores their fashion sense.
The trend-setting American singer, who has lived in London for much of her married life with British movie director Guy Ritchie, says she is so unconcerned with UK fashion she spends most of the time in her jogging outfit.
She tells Elle magazine, “I don't pay much attention to British women's style. I just run around in my tracksuit with my sunglasses on."
Charming!