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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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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  • lovey's Avatar
    Posted by lovey Wed May 27, 2009 9:36am PDT

    Great singer, but not a fashion icon in any sense of the word. Trash chic...Madonna did that years ago.

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  • generationgenesis's Avatar
    Posted by generationgenesis Wed May 27, 2009 9:42am PDT

    Shes a innovative artist with a unique style.

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  • Ticklemykitty00's Avatar
    Posted by Ticklemykitty00 Wed May 27, 2009 10:12am PDT

    Her style is what makes her stand out, that is the point, to be different, either you like it or you don't, and either way, she gets the attention she needs/wants to sell her image...she does a good job, that's what a performer does...duh!

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  • Some Bum's Avatar
    Posted by Some Bum Wed May 27, 2009 10:20am PDT

    Um....... No. I don't know who she is but I've seen her in some rags, and no thanks.

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  • Iamhome's Avatar
    Posted by Iamhome Wed May 27, 2009 10:35am PDT

    WHEN UR AS OLD AS LADY GAGA IN THIS INDUSTRY, YOU DESPERATELY HAVE TO RE-INVENT YOURSELF. GAGA IS UP THERE IN YEARS, I THINK SHE'S PAST 40, NOT SURE WHAT A PAST INTERVIEW I SAW SAID, I REMEMBER THEM FOCUSING ON HER AGE!

    HER FASHION SENSE, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, IS LIKE SOMEONE THAT VOMITTED THE 1980'S AND SHE IS NOW WEARING IT! HANG ON, MY CAT PUKED UP A FURBALL, LET ME PUT THAT ON FOR SIZE! IT'LL MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING ACCESSORY.

    THE INTERVIEWER LOOKED FRIGHTENED! SHE'S OBVIOUSLY THINKING WHAT A FREAK GAGA IS....IT'S NOT SELF EXPRESSION WHEN IT FRIGHTENS OTHERS AROUND YOU...IT MEANS YOUR ONE STEP AWAY FROM WEARING A STRAIGHT JACKET! AND GAGA PUT SOME CLOTHES ON, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR 40 PLUS SAGGY LOWER BOD ROLLING AROUND HALF NAKED ON A STAGE, YOUR AMERICAN IDOL PERFORMANCE MADE MY EYES BURN!

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  • Iamhome's Avatar
    Posted by Iamhome Wed May 27, 2009 10:35am PDT

    LIKE PARIS HILTON....A MAN DRESSED IN DRAG

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  • L's Avatar
    Posted by L Wed May 27, 2009 10:57am PDT

    I like lady gaga's music, it always puts me in a good mood, but the clothes are defn. something not just anyone can wear...if I could pull it off I would

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  • danv's Avatar
    Posted by danv Wed May 27, 2009 11:04am PDT

    Isnt gaga another word for crap or poop? Lady you are stuck on yourself.

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  • unagii's Avatar
    Posted by unagii Wed May 27, 2009 11:14am PDT

    lady gaga is only about 23 or so, where are you guys getting your information? not only that but i think most of us dont consider fasion as an 'art form', while many designers and such do consider it an artform. so what you may find ugly, is just another persons form of expression. i wear toned down clothes that arent so attention grabbing, but im not oblivious to wear it comes from. when fashion designers or celebrities start wearing a certain trend you can bet that it will be on the walmart and kohls shelves the next season, just in a toned down version.

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  • tiffanie c's Avatar
    Posted by tiffanie c Wed May 27, 2009 12:15pm PDT

    Lady GAGA should be lady God, she is the hottest of the hot body wise and music... She stands for something that no other can top.. rock on Lady GAGA

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