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Lady Gaga - An Exclusive Interview and Shopping Spree

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The only thing we love more than Lady Gaga's electro-pop hooks are her avant-garde outfits. We had the pleasure of shopping with Gaga (that's what she told us to call her!) at a few of her favorite Los Angeles haunts. Along the way we got the scoop on her style philosophy and her forecasts for what we should be wearing right now.

In person, Gaga is just like you’d imagine her to be: petite but powerful. We met at Opening Ceremony, a West Hollywood boutique filled with cutting edge designers. Gaga arrived sporting her dramatic, trademark look— no pants— with a fabulous oversized red blazer and, of course, sunglasses.

Within minutes of rifling through the racks, it was clear that Gaga knows more about fashion than most fashion editors. “Fashion is my life,” she said more than once.

Fashion is also a big part of her music. Her songs and her clothes are equal partners in every performance. She designs most of her costumes herself, with a few exceptions. Benjamin Cho was responsible for her ‘American Idol’ ensemble; the bubble dress she wears on her Fame Ball tour, she explains, was actually her version of a piece by Hussein Chalayan.

When she saw Jeremy Scott’s Keith Haring-print motorcycle jacket, she immediately announced it was “was coming home with me”. She loved asymmetrical shapes like a kind of floor-length kimono sweater and anything lavender, which, she told us, was to be the color of the summer as her recent hairstyle indicates. Some of the things that caught her eye completely surprised us including a pair of canvas Keds. Who knew she wore flats? 

Our next stop was Jack's, a vintage sunglasses store, which looked completely unassuming from the outside. Inside, it was stocked with everything from Porches to Persols and Gaga was certifiably giddy. She tried on lots of 80s era shades— what doesn’t look good on her?—and settled on a mere eight pairs.

Obviously, we can’t all dress like Gaga in our everyday lives but what we can do is let her enthusiasm and her no-holds-barred self expression inspire us to come up with our own creations. I’m heading out to get some lavender right now.


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  • TwilightTwin2's Avatar
    Posted by TwilightTwin2 Tue May 26, 2009 1:26pm PDT

    I think GaGa is awesome.

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  • Christina B's Avatar
    Posted by Christina B Tue May 26, 2009 5:23pm PDT

    ME TOO!! :D

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__'s Avatar
    Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Wed May 27, 2009 4:03am PDT

    the thread ....lady gaga ..how appropiate for her she is gaga ..along with the rest of the trashy ladies out there..fashion .are you people serious just listen to her talking there signs right there

    if the media etc reported on cleaner looking women and more positive women there wouldnt be problems with the young always wanting to look like trash evrybody just copies another while someone gets rich

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  • Pam's Avatar
    Posted by Pam Wed May 27, 2009 5:39am PDT

    LADY GAGA are you kidding me this has to be a joke right she has NO fashion style but slutty w----. Try going shopping with Jennifer Aniston or Brooke Shields now they have fashion since.

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  • Ann's Avatar
    Posted by Ann Wed May 27, 2009 7:27am PDT

    Sarah Bernard is looking so BEAUTIFUL lately! Her new hair, and that stunning brown dress.

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  • Aeris's Avatar
    Posted by Aeris Wed May 27, 2009 7:50am PDT

    LOL, philosophy behind her fashion choices? All she does is rip off what everyone wears on Star Trek.

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  • CALROX's Avatar
    Posted by CALROX Wed May 27, 2009 8:00am PDT

    Lady GaGa isn't a real person she is a performer, this is how she is able to afford all her avant-garde outfits. I personally think they aren't as hot as she thinks they are but then again a matter of opinion.

    But this is nothing new; just look back to Cher, Madonna, Marilyn Manson and many others. In the real world most of us wouldn't be parading around town looking as she does.

    But if you take smaller elements of her outfits you can wear them, that is how trends and fashion are created. We look to the "crazy" and ridiculous and say hmmm that looks awful but if I do this and that it works. Then you will see it will be the next big thing.

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  • J.J.M.'s Avatar
    Posted by J.J.M. Wed May 27, 2009 8:20am PDT

    Lady Gaga scares me. Her hair is terrifying.

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    Posted by Wed May 27, 2009 8:41am PDT

    GaGa's style is unusal, but amazing. I think it's refreshing to see her quirky fashion sense versus the same ol' safe, boring clothes most celebrities wear.

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  • rockin' mom's Avatar
    Posted by rockin' mom Wed May 27, 2009 9:30am PDT

    I love her style. Could I pull it off?? HE11 NO!!!!! But I think she's amazing.

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