Madonna’s Superbowl Outfit Inspired by Nike or Victoria, Goddess of Victory

Marc Felion Feb 6, 2012 · 14624 views

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You’ll read a lot of people saying that Madonna at the Superbowl Halftime show is copying Cher, Kylie Minogue, the Cat Lady, She Ra but what she’s really delivering is the Nike or the Roman Victoria, goddess of Victory.

With her Givenchy designed Roman outfit, the seemingly wing inspired headdress by Philip Treacy, the use of a lyre and her arrival under a cloud of feathers, who else could she be but the goddess that awards victory in battle?

Let’s take a look and you decide:

Cher's album cover did not inspire Madonna.

Kylie Minogues' Aphrodite has nothing on Madonna.

Madonna prefers twinks to He Man, so She Ra didn't inspire her either.

Nike, Goddess of Victory often shown with Lyre.

Madonna with Lyre.

Madonna arrives under giant feathers- wings are a symbol of Nike.

The headpiece seems wing inspired- Madonna is Nike.

Madonna is Goddess! Nike, that is.

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1. Fausto Fernós says:

   February 6, 2012 at 3:44 am

   I thought she was just being campy with the lyre. More subtext for those academics to write about!

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2. Curtis says:

   February 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm

   You missed that the number was most specifically an homage to the Elizabeth Taylor’s 1963 film “Cleopatra” the entrance to Rome scene.

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   • Marc Felion says:

     February 6, 2012 at 1:11 pm

     I thought about it, but I don’t believe it was an homage to Liz Taylor at all. Yes, they both draw from the same source- the triumph, but Madonna owned it. There was nothing in Madonna’s look or style that was the least bit Cleopatra.

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_triumph

     Cleopatra Enters Rome-
     

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3. Curtis says:

   February 6, 2012 at 1:03 pm

   I do appreciate your observation. Puts a bit of perspective on this nonsensical “so and so stole from so and so”. By the way the Roman version of Nike (and Madonna’s number was costumed in a Roman style) is simply Victoria, bringing it all back to connections to FOF… The bitch stole from your niece and Victoria Lamarr – her minions are clearly listening to the podcast and stealing from YOU!

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   • Marc Felion says:

     February 6, 2012 at 1:17 pm

     Thanks, Curtis, I’m aware of Victoria (note the headline of this blog entry) and yes, Madonna is obsessed with Victoria Lamarr.

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4. Joeywood says:

   February 6, 2012 at 11:30 pm

   She’s also giving fierce Jlo realness.

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5. :) says:

   April 7, 2012 at 1:55 pm

   http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/45006175/Madonna%2Bgaultier_show7.jpg

   Madonna did it before Kylie, btw …

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