Aside from whatever airbrushing miracles that were performed for these pics (I want whatever filter she’s using), Madonna’s latest promotional efforts for Dolce & Gabbana is a thing of beauty. It reminds me of her work with Versace in the mid 90’s, when she was softening the hard-edge of her ‘Erotica’ era. Here she sets the stage for her new album due this year with a sumptuous nod to her Italian roots.

We are long overdue for a new Madonna Timeline (the last one came almost an entire year ago), and it’s coming, I promise, just give me a minute to catch up on some things. I’m still behind from a lost week of sickness and exhaustion. In the meantime, let’s revisit some Madonna songs that are spinning on my playlist now, in tribute to the perfumed drama of the moment.
