As reported by our collegues at NY Times, Madonna kicked off her “Sticky & Sweet Tour” on July 4 at London’s 02 Arena in a tulle embroidered double silk satin cropped jacket with black jet stone fringe and hand-cut cellophane discs from Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci. Here’s what People magazine reported: “What I wanted for the opening was to give a very iconic view of Madonna,” explains Tisci “She’s wearing an outfit that will make history. I wanted to do something even stronger (than what he designed for her in the tour’s first leg) because she wants to be stronger.” Working with the Queen of Pop was easy, says Tisci. “I just met her six months ago and I’m completely in love with her,” he says. “She’s an artist but she let me express myself, which is rare. She knew what she liked from my collection and wanted me to translate that for her on stage.” He also designed a new dress for another part of her show. “She said she wanted to do colors,” he says. “I said why not? So we did fluorescent rosary necklaces (over a black dress.)” Tisci was also very impressed with Madonna’s ability to remain calm in the midst of so much activity, rehearsing and putting her tour together. And yet, he says, “She was very calm and Zen. She is a Leo like me. For Leos to be calm and Zen takes time because we are very energetic. She was amazing.”

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