Lady Gaga, the pop-star with the dramatic, but made perfect red carpet and stage costume in-between 2009-2015, to Lady Gaga, the Oscar winner of ‘A Star is Born’, who took Hollywood’s red carpet fashion on a total different level in voluminous balling gowns (her feathered flamingo Valentino dress to the Venice film festival last year) and a $30 million diamond necklace to the Oscars, last worn by Audrey Hepburn, in 1962, has gone on a public display of some of her iconic dresses and accessories, which made it inside her personal closet.
The items are now camped inside her Las Vegas residency enigma at the park MGM. The Haus of Gaga Las Vegas exhibit showcases about 40 items, both in clothing and accessories, shuffled on rotating basis. The exhibit includes items and clothing such as her infamous meat dress she wore to the 2010 MTV Video and music Awards, the custom made Versace bodysuits worn for her 2017 Superbowl performance, the fake blood-stained ensemble she wore for her performance at the 2009 VMAs, the sunglasses made out of cigarettes she donned in the music video for ‘Telephone’, the jeans and T-shirt worn by the character Allie in ‘A Star is Born’, which Gaga made head waves during the award season with.
Nicola Formichetti, creative head of Haus of Gaga, and curator of the costume display shared in on his excitement about the created space. He said, “This has been a dream of ours for a long time. We’ve always wanted to do something like this and create a space where all of the outfits and shoes and masks and wigs could all live together in a single place for fans to enjoy.” Coming out with a full display of Gaga’s most remembered costumes and accessories was not just to add up to the pop-star’s versatility in terms of her creative thinking, but also to give her ‘little monsters’ (affectionate Gaga fan base) an opportunity to be a part of her creative process.
“Throughout this process I’ve been in touch with her fans and asking them which outfits they want to see and how they envisioned the exhibition space. Gaga has always been doing what she’s doing for her fans from day one, so it was important to have them be a part of this experience,” said Formichetti.
An admirable part of everything Gaga wears is not only in the glittery and presentable nature of the dress, but also the attitude she tops every famous dress with. Earlier this month, Gaga displayed a never-seen-before red carpet appearance at the MET Ball, changing into four different layered costumes on the carpet. This of course is a trend only Gaga can set in the books of fashion. Formichetti said, regarding the pop star’s personality, “The beauty of Lady Gaga is that she can be anything but still maintain her sense of self. No matter if it’s a red carpet gown, a pair of jeans, or a pair of sunglasses made of smoking cigarette butts, the real magic happens when she wears it.”
The exhibition will stay open and free of charge throughout this period to November 8. The exhibition space will also give room for viewers of her admirable costumes to donate to the Lady Gaga and mother charity house ‘Born This Way’.
BY: Larry Adams
