Madonna Stripped of Her Clothes
It is, on the face of it, a slightly odd sort of crime. Not subtle, not especially discreet, and certainly not small. Costumes belonging to Madonna have been stolen, and not just any costumes, but the sort tied up with entire eras, performances, identities even. Which makes it less like nicking clothes and more like walking off with fragments of pop history.
These are the pieces that once sat under stage lights, absorbed applause, helped construct the whole carefully managed spectacle. Now, apparently, they are elsewhere, in that murky space between private collectors, opportunistic theft…
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