Madonna’s Confessions II Style Includes Pieces That Are ‘Part of Her History,’ Stylist Says

Madonna is taking inspiration from her past as she embarks on her Confessions II era.

The Queen of Pop’s longtime stylist Rita Melssen opened up to Vogue about curating the aesthetics of the upcoming album, which serves as a follow-up to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor.

“The idea was to create a woman who just never stopped dancing,” Melssen told the publication in an interview published on Thursday, June 11. “She’s been on the dance floor this whole time: The dance floor is where her heart beats, and where everything happens.”

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Much of Madonna’s recent look from her surprise concert in New York City’s Times Square was pulled from her own personal archives, Melssen told Vogue.

Her glamorous pink corset was custom Dolce & Gabbana, paired with coordinating thigh-high stockings and silver lace-up Saint Laurent boots. She accessorized with vintage Dior sunglasses sourced from Pechuga Vintage, Swarovski jewelry, and her silver Frida Giannini-era Gucci jacket from the early aughts, per the outlet.

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“Those YSL boots have been tried and true for her for a really long time,” Melssen told Vogue of the show-stopping silver boots. “She’s very organized, and those pieces are very important to her.”

Melssen added that for Madonna, 67, “it’s not just clothing” and that the pieces are “part of her history, and it has defined moments in her career.”

Confessions II, a sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor, marks a reunion with original producer Stuart Price. The 2005 album previously won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album and featured the hit songs “Hung Up” and “Sorry.”

Madonna teased an accompanying short film for the upcoming album at the Tribeca Festival ahead of a conversation with Anderson Cooper.

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The “Like a Prayer” singer appeared at the Tribeca Festival on June 5 to tease the short film, which follows the pop icon on “a transcendent journey that catapults the viewer through a f–ked-up night out,” according to an official release.

The clip, directed by David Tori and Solomon Chase, a duo known as TORSO, included snippets of the first six tracks of the new album, including previously released songs “I Feel So Free” and “Bring Your Love,” as well as “Good for the Soul,” “One Step Away,” “Danceteria,” and “Read My Lips.”

“Bring Your Love” features Sabrina Carpenter and was released following Madonna’s appearance in Carpenter’s 2026 Coachella set in April.

Confessions II is set for release on July 3.

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