FIT TEA: Madonna Invented the New Age Celebrity
In the premiere episode of our podcast Fit Tea, we dissect Madonnas “Ray of Light” period, which ushered in the age of wellness and mysticism in Hollywood.
Fit Tea is the podcast that spills all the tea on celebrity outfits, aka fits. In our first episode, Laia Garcia, a writer and editor at No Man’s Land, joins host Rachel Tashjian to discuss Madonna’s Ray of Light period in the late ’90s. From her Olivier Theyskens cloak in the video “Frozen” to her influence on designer blue jeans, we discuss Madonna’s transformation from a nouveau-Monroe in a cone bra to a yoga-loving new mother who practiced Kabbalah in a tank top.
Glossary
Justin Bieber’s Kith Coat
Amanda Bynes’s Paper Magazine cover look
Cardi B in 3D Printed Balenciaga
Madonna’s “Frozen”
Madonna’s “Ray of Light”
(Note: Madonna’s caramel hair)
Madonna’s “Nothing Really Matters”
The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony”
Gap’s advertisement featuring a cover of “Dress You Up”
Madonna’s “Don’t Tell Me”
Madonna’s “Music”
Madonna covers “American Pie”
Madonna’s “Beautiful Stranger”
