Glam Slam: Madonna’s ‘Material Girl’ Style

“She’s seen lots of pictures of me at that time and she’s like, ‘Oh my God, Mom, you used to dress so cool!’” Madonna laughs and admits that 13-year-old daughter Lourdes is very opinionated when it comes to what her famous mom wears.

Used to dress cool? I still think Madonna has amazing taste (with the exception maybe of that Louis Vuitton outfit with the bunny ears), but Lourdes is on to something. Her mom’s unique style back in the day rocked… she was such the trendsetter.

Now, the style icon and her hip daughter are teaming up for a new junior clothing line appropriately called Material Girl.

“It’s got lots of different connotations. First of all, the word ‘material’ is fabric, so we’re talking clothes and Material Girl is a name that everyone associates with me and associates with that specific style I had at that time with my career.”

Material Girl, which will be sold exclusively at Macy’s, is very accessible and affordable with prices starting at $12 and topping out at just $40. Madonna says she and Lourdes, or Lola as she affectionately calls her daughter, are “extremely involved” in the creation of the line.

“The most fun is when Lola comes into the room and takes over and pulls out all of her favorite stuff and starts going through the racks and just takes over. I just sit on the conference table and watch and let her do the work, it’s nice, it’s refreshing.”

Described as a “fast-fashion junior collection,” of apparel, footwear, handbags and jewelry, Madonna says she and Lourdes were definitely inspired by the early ‘80s for Material Girl.

“It’s weird because my closet doesn’t really have that much of that look, so she’s somehow figured out a way to do it on her own, thrift shops and taking bits and pieces from her favorite stores and stealing stuff from my closet and she creates this look that is her own, but also influenced by the early ‘80s and the way that I used to dress. So I think it’s in the DNA.”