Nicki Minaj Shows Us Her Vintage Look For W Magazine

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Photographer Francesco Vezzoli talked about the concept behind this unusual photo shoot for M Magazine with Nicki Minaj:

In her performances, Minaj makes very explicit and ­challenging use of her beauty and her body, so I thought of comparing her to some of the most famous courtesans in history: the Marquise de ­Montespan, Comtesse du Barry, Madame de Pompadour, and ­Madame Rimsky-­Korsakov. My idea was to reproduce four iconic portraits of some of the most fascinating females of the past in a series starring an American pop-culture role model. We tried to re-create those original portraits using similar furniture, props, and clothing, à la Visconti. Luckily enough, the result came out as surreal as it could be, just as I wished.

 

Looks like Nicki is trying to be a copy of Lady Gaga....