Few celebrities have reigned as highly sought-after style icons the way Lady Gaga has throughout her career.
The Oscar-winning musician and actress, who just secured her next movie role in the sequel Joker: Folie à Deux alongside Joaquin Phoenix, has had a long style trajectory since bursting onto the scene in the late 2000s , becoming known to both. her over-the-top and classic red carpet looks.
Lady Gaga first made an impression with her red carpet style early in her career with outfits like suits and kitschy catapulting her into the limelight. Her early career style moments include looks at the Grammy Awards, like her sky-inspired Armani Privé dress in 2010, and when she famously arrived with an egg in 2011, later “popping out ” on stage during her performance.
Her most notable red carpet fashion moment since the start of her career, however, is undoubtedly the infamous “meat dress” she wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. While the look was polarizing, the look has stayed cultural lexicon for nearly 12 years and is one of the hallmarks of the musician’s style legacy.
Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
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As Lady Gaga got into acting, she transitioned into a style that evoked old Hollywood glamour, but still with a touch of her signature whimsy.
During awards season for her movie, A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga had some memorable fashion moments on the red carpet. Throw in her Golden Globes look — a navy blue Valentino ball gown with a long train — that paid homage to the dress actress Judy Garland wore in the original 1954 film A Star Is Born.
She then outdid herself at the Oscars, pairing a custom black Alexander McQueen gown with Tiffany & Co.’s iconic 128-carat yellow diamond, making her one of the few women to wear the historic piece in public.
Lady Gaga at the 2019 Oscars.
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For her recent press tour for her film House of Gucci, Lady Gaga went a more glamorous route for her outfits, looking to Italian designers like Versace, Armani and Gucci for each engagement. One of her standout looks from the press tour was at the film’s London premiere, where Lady Gaga twirled the red carpet wearing a deep purple silk chiffon dress from Gucci’s ready-to-wear collection. -t for spring 2022.
While the press tour for the Joker sequel is more than two years away, fans can expect Lady Gaga to continue her red carpet streak.
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