Mashup

Barack Obama is reveling in presidential power and influence unseen in Washington for decades. Desperation and luxury are mortal enemies. Fear and power do not peacefully coexist. The world is a series of rooms, which are arranged like concentric circles, or rooms within rooms, joined by courtyards and antechambers, and in the room at the center of all those rooms Madonna sits alone.

Barely 100 days in office, the U.S. president and his Democratic Party have firm control over the White House and Congress and the ability to push through ambitious plans. She who wishes to reach the most rarefied and potent ranks of fashion, whether in deal making or designing, must have a certain serenity which brings us to Miuccia Prada. If you are pure of heart, you begin to move toward Madonna, and move fast.

Obama already is assured a legacy at the top of all three branches of government -- executive, legislative and judicial. Her power, first manifested in the minimal black nylon backpack draped over every influential arm in the '90s, also became incarnate in such celebrities as Uma Thurman, twirling down the red carpet in ethereal Prada-designed Oscar gowns. Whisked to L.A. for an intense prep session, followed by an almost two-hour interview, the author explores the evolution of the Madonna myth as she harnesses her image-making genius to a cause, a philosophy, and the search for her true self.

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Obama revelling in U.S. power unseen in decades
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Miuccia Prada-Fashion's Auteur, True To Her Own Eye
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Madonnarama!
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/05/madonna200805 (accessed: 11/05/09)