Material girl: Madonna offers reward for missing clothes

Pop music icon Madonna has launched a public appeal for the return of irreplaceable vintage performance outfits that went missing following her surprise guest appearance at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California. The 67-year-old legendary performer, who first rose to global stardom in the 1980s, took to her official Instagram account this week to share the news of the loss and ask fans and festival organizers for help recovering the pieces. The garments were pulled directly from Madonna’s own personal archive of career memorabilia to wear for her viral collaborative set with rising pop star Sabrina Carpenter during the festival’s second weekend. The lost items include a vintage jacket, corset, dress and several other complementary garments, all tied to key eras of Madonna’s decades-long trailblazing career. “These aren’t just clothes, they are part of my history,” the singer wrote in her Instagram post, noting that additional archival pieces from the same career period also disappeared after the performance. Madonna’s surprise Coachella appearance alongside 25-year-old Carpenter quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of this year’s festival, with video clips of the duo’s performance racking up millions of views across social media platforms. The pair delivered energetic live renditions of two of Madonna’s most iconic worldwide chart-topping hits: 1990’s genre-defining “Vogue” and 1989’s groundbreaking “Like A Prayer” — both major global hits that topped music charts long before Carpenter launched her own entertainment career. In her appeal, the singer said she is holding out hope that the items will be returned, saying, “I’m hoping and praying that some kind soul will find these items and reach out.” To incentivize the safe return of the one-of-a-kind pieces, Madonna confirmed that she is offering a cash reward for anyone who can help bring the costumes back to her. As of press time, no further details about the reward amount or circumstances surrounding the costumes’ disappearance have been released.