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Madonna wore this scarlet Jean Paul Gaultier ensemble for her music video Nothing Really Matters. The combination of cropped kimono, matching shorts and PVC obi was more fashionable interpretation than costumed appropriation. Madonna was inspired by Arthur Golden's bestselling book Memoirs of a Geisha (1997), referring to the novel's antagonist Hatsumomo as her 'muse'.
Paris, 1998 Kimono: silk and synthetic Corset belt and shorts: synthetic Footwear by Skyshoes: leather, wood, rubber
Courtesy of Madonna Archives”