As a reference point for the April 2008 issue fronted by Madonna, senior fashion editor Robbie Spencer created this montage showing the icon’s metamorphosis over the last three decades. 

Inside the issue Madonna spoke exclusively to Jefferson Hack about her new album, ‘Hard Candy’. She was photographed by Steven Klein with art direction by Giovanni Bianco at Studio 65. The tribute also featured 70 pages of Madonna-inspired fashion and art, including contributions from Katy England and Alasdair McLellan, Emile Larsson, Nicola Formichetti and Benjamin Alexander Huseby, plus works from artists such as Matthew Stone, Alex Rose, and Daniel Sannwald.