Times must be hard in the Madonna household. The Material Mum’s the latest diva-turned-cash-cow by moonlighting as a cobbler (see also: Cheryl Cole for Stylist Pick and Kanye West for Louis Vuitton.) Proving a girl can have her cake and eat it too, the past year’s seen the irrepressible Madge with her fingers in duplicitous dollar-filled pies from her own Truth Or Dare line, a new album, her own fragrance and a feature film.

So it comes as no surprise that the bankable powerhouse would keep the cheques flowing in and lend her name to a Fall 2012 shoe collection in collaboration with Aldo. With expectations high, it was with baited breath that the fashion world waited for a sneak peak at the line. Madonna! The good girl gone bad! All fishnet tights, frizzy hair and bullet bras. The ever-changing siren of cool in contemporary pop. How could they possibly go wrong?  

Creative consultant Arianne Phillips has revealed on the collection, ‘the first thing I did was remind Madonna of the shoes she’s worn over the years’, not exactly a recipe for ground-breaking originality. She also revealed that the range will be, rather dryly, inspired by ‘dance’ (really, Madonna?!) If this is the case, the preview photos look more Striptease at Spearmint Rhino than Get Into The Groove. Snakeskin platforms, gold t-bars and studded stilettos - nothing that we haven’t seen on a Friday night in Wetherspoons

With prices starting from sixty quid, Madge’s new range certainly won’t burn a hole in your pocket but we’d advise you to save your pennies and wait for Agyness Deyn's collection in collaboration with Doc Marten which is bound to make more of a statement.

Posted on March 18, 2012 at 3:59:32 by Liz Connor