Madonna and Mario Testino‘s portfolio for Vanity Fair US, titled Madonna and Child, featured many soft, warm, almost demure looks from Madonna, focusing more on the maternal and protective side of her personality. The photographs were taken during Madonna’s Thanksgiving trip at her Miami house in Coconut Grove on 29 November 1997. The magazine hit US newsstands in March 1998.
Ingrid Sischy interviewed Madonna for the magazine. At the beginning of the article, Ingrid stated that “Listening to the rhythms of Madonna’s world and of her extraordinary new CD, Ray of Light, I hear a woman on the verge of becoming herself”. The portfolio featured exclusive first portraits of Madonna and Lourdes. This was Madonna’s sixth time on the cover of Vanity Fair, more than any other person in its history at the time.
Note: The Voyage cardigan was also worn at the 11th Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on 4 April 1998.
Styling: Lori Goldstein
Hair: Orlando Pita
Make-up: Tom Pecheux