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21 Applause-Worthy Facts About Lady Gaga's Eye-Popping Fashion

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From Hello Kitty to rotten dentures and everything in between.

Credit: Rolling Stone

Since showing the world her poker face and hair bow in 2008, Lady Gaga's outfits have been talked about as much as her music. Often times, they've even overshadowed it: Recall the 2010 VMAs, whose biggest star of the evening was The Meat Dress. This past weekend, Gaga made sartorial history once again with a dress that flies dubbed VOLANTIS.

Attention-baiting or not, Lady Gaga's wardrobe changed the landscape of pop culture. The singer has brought high-fashion to mainstream consciousness, fostered a deeper respect for it as an artform, and propelled the careers of formerly cult designers, like her long-time stylist, Nicola Formichetti — now artistic director of Diesel.

Throughout her career, Gaga has become a beacon of fantasy in pop and fashion. She's not only pushed the sartorial envelope with outlandish creations like that famous meat dress, she's also challenged ideals of beauty in both realms. As zany as her costumes might be, they're rarely trivial; hours of thought goes into each from her design team, Haus of Gaga.

1. Her iconic hair bow was created to resemble Hello Kitty’s bow.

Gaga’s hair stylist, Patricia Morales, designed the look for her "Poker Face" video but the singer liked it so much, she ended up making it her signature after the shoot.

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2. Gaga honored Hello Kitty again a year later by donning a dress made out of the brand's toys.

For the cuddly cat's 35th birthday, Gaga starred in a campaign where she was styled in a Sanrio stuffed animal gown, Hello Kitty heels, and the floppy bow. It marked the second time in 2009 that Gaga wore a plush toy ensemble. The first was her Kermit the Frog coat.

3. Gaga's Kermit the Frog coat was a commentary on not wearing fur.

She earned a compliment from PETA on it, who blogged about the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac runway creation along with Gaga’s statement: "I really loved this one in particular because I thought it was commentary on not wearing fur, 'cause I hate fur and I don't wear fur. We were all laughing in the house about how it looks like a pile of dead Kermits."

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4. Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" brace outfit resembles a 1995 Helmet Newton shoot for Vogue.

Newton's editorial spread considered the unattainable, dangerous ideals of fashion (like skyscraper stilettos) and Gaga's video, similarly, pondered the dark side and demands of celebritydom.

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5. Years later, when Lady Gaga was forced to use a wheelchair, it was 24-karat gold.

The $2,600 chair was conceived by jewelry designer Ken Borochov, had quilted leather seats and padding, as well as a hood, and was completed with a mere week’s notice. While Gaga was recovering from hip surgery, after canceling the rest of her "Born This Way Ball Tour," Gaga also appeared in a custom Louis Vuitton wheelchair — one of the few times she’s sported brand logos.

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6. Before she could afford luxury brands, Gaga copied a Hussein Chalayan creation during her Fame Ball tour.

Her plastic bubble dress was inspired by the designer’s 2007 spring show. When she didn't have the funds to purchase it, she had her Haus of Gaga team come up with their own rendition. A year later on her Monster Ball tour, she over-spent on her wardrobe, causing her $3 million in debt. This year, the singer one-upped Chalayan in a dress made of bubble machines.

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7. Lady Gaga's holographic "Bad Romance" outfit was created by Alexander McQueen and brought iconic status to his armadillo shoe.

The singer, one of the designer's muses, debuted the final version of the song on his spring 2010 runway — the last collection he was alive to present. Two years later, Gaga honored the late designer in the special edition Born This Way song "Fashion of His Love" and then sold chocolate versions of McQueen's signature shoe for $95 a pop at her holiday workshop for Barney's New York.

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Read more at Rolling Stone.

 


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