The Art of Lady Gaga's Style

Kayla Dewey

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Observation Guide

30 September, 2011

The Art of Lady GaGa’s Style: An Observation Guide

Lady GaGa’s creative sense of fashion differs from music video to music video, on stage and off, setting

 her apart from the rest of the music industry. Her style is defined by the elements of her character, style,

 setting, and the effects of her style.  In most cases, Lady GaGa dresses in a futuristic sense, accentuating her 

body with chunky jewelry and tightly- fitted material. An example of her futuristic style is her music video 

Paparazzi, in which she wears a dazzling white corset and thin black stilettos. At award ceremonies, she never 

dresses herself in a long, formal ball gown but rather a short cocktail dress with bulging high shoes. She defied 

critics when she wore a dress and platform shoes composed completely of meat to the 2010 VMA Awards.   

In her music videos, she dresses in high fashion and always has a thematic hair style, makeup, and wardrobe 

that correlate to her song’s meaning. In her music video Judas, her fashion goes from a chic biker to Mary 

Magdalene, suiting to the lyrics as the song progresses.   Thousands of Youtube subscribers post videos that r

replicate her hair and makeup from her music videos.  Her panache style and uniqueness makes Lady GaGa a 

bellwether in the fashion industry. 

Elements

Setting: Formal, Glittering, Classy, Expensive, Distinct

On stage

In Music Videos

At Award Ceremonies

Style: Unique, expensive, well-to-do, panache, drastic, Retro, Inventive

Futuristic

Tight- fitting

Chunky Jewelry  pieces

Short Cocktail Dress with Bulging High Shoes

Panache

Thematic

Character: Bold, Expressive, distinct, Dramatic, Feminine, Mysterious

Unique 

Idolized

Effect of Style: Rampant, Creative, Well- known, Idolized

Thousand of Youtube subscribers replicating her style

Bellwether in the fashion industry