Love It or Hate It, Everyone's Got an Opinion on Gaga Couture

By Jo Piazza Posted Sep 14th 2009 07:00PM

Love them or hate them, Lady Gaga's fashion choices had tongues wagging at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall last night. And let's be honest. Aside from Kanye West's temper tantrum, Gaga's sartorial selections were the most interesting part of the show.

"She has created a signature style that never fails to get people talking," explains Glamour.com "Slaves to Fashion" blogger, Tracey Lomrantz to PopEater. "Yes she's eccentric and absurd and sometimes a little gimmicky, but I think her fans can't wait to see what she does next with her look." Experts at New York's Fashion Week Weigh in on Gaga Couture >>>

Gaga strutted the red carpet in a black Victorian corset dress complete with a half-faced gold mask straight from the costume department of Phantom of the Opera. Bedecked in a feather encrusted neck piece and black lace hat she looked as if she was planning on attending the Phantom's funeral later in the evening.

'America's Next Top Model' judge Nigel Barker believes Gaga's crazy clothes could be a little alienating to her fans who prefer their idols to be a little more buttoned up (or even just to put on some clothes), but that doesn't mean she should conform. "I love people who do what they want to do and it is important that people make statements. Sure it may be a little alienating but that is fine because not everyone wants people copying them," Barker says.

Onstage, Gaga shed the prudish Victorian look and stripped to her skivvies with a combination of white knee high boots, a belly baring top and white underwear. As Gaga tends to do, she left her pants at home.

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We can't think of any other inspiration for the outfit she wore while accepting her Best New Artist Awards than that of Carrie onstage on prom night after the little incident with the pig's blood. The red lace dress and full facial mask just evoked a night gone horribly wrong.

Starlet Amanda Bynes admitted she could never pull off a Gaga look, particularly the red lace, but she applauds it.

"I think she's amazing and so cool," Bynes told PopEater from the front row of the Jill Stuart fashion show today. "She has this amazing sense of creating fashion that is actually a work of art."

Gaga left the horror motif behind when she again changed in a Venus-on-the-half-shell meets Jane Jetson purple leotard to pose with her Moon Man statue.

So many pop stars these days look like they were manufactured at the pop star factory. "Seeing Lady Gaga on the red carpet is a refreshing reminder that creativity and originality and artistic expression are still very much alive and well in the music industry," Lomrantz said.

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Singer Lady Gaga onstage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City. 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Show Radio City Music Hall New York, NY United States September 13, 2009 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (16952620), contact WireImage.com

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Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City. 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Show Radio City Music Hall New York, NY United States September 13, 2009 Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com To license this image (58335758), contact FilmMagic.com

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Monday 14 September

By Stacie

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Let's be serious, she's not being daring and creative she's just dressing the way her manager and record label tells her to and by dressing like a freak they can cover up the fact that she has no talent what so ever. I mean did you see her Poker Face AOL Session? She scream's and play's a piano with her foot. Watch that then go watch Daughtry's acoustic version maybe it will de-brainwash some of you. Please let's go back to when music was music and not a theater production.

By Matt

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Wrong. Not everybody has an opinion on Gaga. I never heard of it and don't give a f#*k about whoever or whatever Gaga is so I obviously have no opinion on whatever the hell Gaga culture is. Some of us have brains and think for ourselves instead of falling prey to the media machine and MTV which I haven't watched in at least 20 years

Tuesday 15 September

By Mike

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I just hope that fashion that hides your face never catches on (and yeah, I know about burqas). What am I saying? I won't!

By rockylord

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She is soooo hottt!!...welcome to the show!!!!

By mary alice

this women is digusting and ott to be buried underneath the crap she puts out. she has no class and must have very small brain to come up with the crap she puts on. God help the younger genaration if that what they have to listen to and watch.

Friday 06 November

By YouMorons...

ott? genaration? ...how about "ought," and "generation." Fool.

Sunday 20 September

By tnob2466

I think THIS(gaga) was once a man. So UGLY!

Thursday 16 September

By Pb

Lady GAG-GAG!!!If I was that ugly,I'd do what I could to improve my look,not make it worse by wearing such lame outfits.I don't listen to her music just because she looks like a freak show.

By darrell nunes

no gaga,sorry did not like it

By arylette

Oh come on, she's pure theater, and is fun and cute besides. Not only that, she has a nice personality, and never says a bad word about anyone. And yes, she had a good voice and catchy music.

By ctank2041

Why are people so close minded? Lady Gaga's Art is what it is! Like it or not it sure has everyone talking.Now that's Art!Loved it! Great Work Lady Gaga!

By leigh

She would do well in a circus. Most people just like clean and raw talent. This whole circus thing is weird and takes away from any real talent. The outfits alone make me want to stay away from any music or talent she may have. Hope kids don't try and impersonate this clown. Sje must feel ugly to think she needs props to attract people to her. It's obvious the music alone doesn't and the need for attention by wearing laps on her head and paper bags and the ripped nylons were discusting, and the blood, just atrocious to watch. Anyone who thinks that's talent is must be as weird as she is. It's got to be drugs or insanity. No normal person thinks that's art. Not all art is good art and this circus of hers is crap.

By Nikki

Love that woman! I idolize her and she's hot! :] The clothes don't really matter. It's the shock value. I've seen it all. Besides, I like it better when she's not wearing clothes. ;]

By christyle

The costume is no smaller tan a bikini, no foul there. The performance was appauling! Merilyn Manson meets Madonna. The lyrics where awful too. I cringe when I hear an adolescent girl sing her songs.

By We're all part now, in the dope show reversed

I think it's great when a lady can have fun with the Marilyn Manson theme. Sort of like Manson she is there to make all the older folks jerk a knee and kick everyone away from the new disco/pop scene. Sort of like Manson did to the techno scene. In a way though she is lampooning Marilyn Manson. She is one of his ex-girlfriends you know. She's kinda weird I know, but I think it's funny. She's funny. As long as she doesn't over do it like Manson dfid, she'll be fine. Remember GAGA, shock only last long enough to clear the pool. Then people start throwing tomatoes at you. Take a hint on what happened to your Ex. Doesn't matter what the statement is you're trying to make. People will get jaded and loose intrest after a while. Sort of like telling the same joke over and over. But yes. I like. I think it's a riot... for the time being. She does so much to herself that it's hard to tell how beautiful she really is. It would be nice if she eventually comes down to land and lets everyone see her true nature. I'll bet she's beautiful. PS: How'd you like my comments as The Reflex last night? I was just trying to help you out with a little Hyperbol. PS2: This isn't your ex. Never really got into his music. Guess I just didn't get it. 8675309

By The WiiFlex

Just thought you might get a good kick out of the spelling miss steaks. Give you a little something to do since this long letter will bore you to death. BTW Morrissey just told me to tell you. "You're the one for me fatty!"

By missingkitsune

what the hell is it??

By Nina Martin

IS it me or no one is going to make a big thing about they way the GAGA lady put on a show that literally made committing suicide look cool to all of the young teenagers who was watching the VMA's. Oh I'm sorry we are so busy worrying about what West said to the poor young singer lol!!! So now our young depressed kids have just received a show on how to kill themsleves and make it look cool

Thanks
GAGA!!! think its cool to hang yourself

Wednesday 16 September

By MC

Lady gaga is grosse! Realize.. half her outfits cover her face, hm wonder why lol. She needs to stop trying to make a fashion statement or WHATEVER shes trying to do lol. She thinks shes gonna be like the next madonna, i think NOT. yeah some of her music is catchy but cmon stop with these terrible outfits. AND her little partner in crime Perez Hilton needs to stop too! Dish washing gloves to a vma? SERIOUSLY? lmao

Thursday 01 October

By brerenee1404

although shes weird as hell, she's actually pretty creative.

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