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Top Italian fashion designers DOMENICO DOLCE and STEFANO GABBANA had to t= hink twice before approaching MADONNA and asking her to be the new face o= f their luxury label, because they feared a business deal would sour thei= r

friendship.
Madonna was unveiled as the spokesmodel for Dolce & Gabbana's spring/su= mmer 2010 campaign last year (09) when black and white shots of the pop s= uperstar, taken by noted photographer Steven Klein, hit the Internet, and= the celebrated designers admit they hesitated at the thought of working = with the Material Girl.
Gabbana tellsl W Magazine, "There was a sort of fear on our behalf of a= sking Madonna to do anything business. We thought it could impact our rel= ationship, and Madonna is one of the few people we're really in awe of. T= o have Madonna in our campaign is a dream come true."