| Artist |
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Madonna |
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| Type |
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Apparel |
| Acquistion |
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01-06-07 |
| Source |
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Auction |
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| Description |
- One of the most famous pieces of clothing associated with Madonna
- The bustier, designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, is decorated with gold piping to the front and back, rope gold nipple caps with tassels and an eleven clip closure to the rear with attached suspenders
- Worn in the "Open Your Heart" video and "Who's That Girl" tour
- The bustier is signed on the bodice in gold felt tip
- On the inside right breast pad is a small tag with "MAD" written on it in blue ink
- The bustier is accompanied by a letter from Landmark studios, stating how the bustier was acquired, and an 8"x10" black and white photograph of Madonna on stage wearing it
- In the music video, Madonna portrays an exotic dancer who befriends a young boy, played by a child actor/dancer Felix Howard
- This video was originally to be directed by Madonna's then-husband Sean Penn, but in the end the final honours went to Jean-Baptiste Mondino, who went on to work with Madonna on her videos for "Justify My Love" (1990), "Human Nature" (1995), "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (1996), "Don't Tell Me" (2000) and "Hollywood" (2003)
- The song was produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard
- The video was also nominated for three Video Music Awards
- The video has been described as paying homage to Liza Minnelli as the character Sally Bowles in the Bob Fosse-directed film musical Cabaret
- Madonna also decided to use one of her favorite artists work in the video, Tamara De Lempicka
- Groups were outraged at the use of a minor entering a strip club and sharing a kiss with Madonna at the end. Madonna described the video as a statement about innocence
- After nine consecutive Top 10 singles in Australia, Madonna could only reach #16 in Australia with "Open Your Heart"
- The song was the opener for the Who's That Girl Tour in 1987
- Madonna also performed the song on her 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour
- She hasn't performed the song live with vocals since then, only using it as a brief musical interlude on her 2001 Drowned World Tour
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