ever a sceptic

Hands up I'll admit I'm not the most opened minded of people when it comes to the idea of celebrities crossing the barriers outside of their own domains. They're good at what they do for one reason or another, so can't they be happy excelling in their specialised areas without developing wandering fancies of trying their hand at something mildly related yet farther afield? It seems to me the outcome of these ventures is never wholly successful; the potential might be there but more often than not the end results seem to fall short of the mark...

This week we have a model turned actress and a singer turned designer: Agnyess Deyn is filming a role in Clash of The Titans and Madonna is creating a fashion line.

Fair enough so Madonna paved the way for fashion in the 80's and the once major style icon has since turned her hand extremely effectively at a number of things. This list just happens to assimilate to fanatically religious dominatrix yoga enhusiastic hippy mother of the adopted many....


She is working alongside her teenage daughter Lourdes in designing a clothing collection for young people. And it's going to be called... you guessed it... MATERIAL GIRL.

You can read the whole article here if you like.

According to Madonna the main concept and development of ideas can be attributed to Lourdes, Madonna herself acts merely as the catalyst in making the whole thing materialise (pun intended?) but yet she doesn't fully surrender credit to her daughter, indicating that Lourde's interest comes from Madonna nurturing her in a creative environment by encouraging her interactions with Madonna's friends who include Stella McCartney and Jean Paul Gaultier, and from bringing her on tour and allowing her to help out backstage.

The collection is to be an affordable junior's fashion line and will debut in Macy's this autumn. Products including jeans, shoes, fingerless gloves, necklaces and other accessories will range from $12 to no more than $40.

Lourdes (aka Lola) is said to take her inspiration from European fashion, especially the style of English and French boys; music; dancing; and of course, Madonna's own personal wardrobe... Perhaps I'm wrong in perceiving this as a clever publicity stunt, maybe the kid knows clothes, who knows? and I'll admit it if I'm wrong but for now I shall remain adamant in my skepticism... What do you think?