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DesignCommentary Lady Gaga MTV VMAs
Deconstructing Lady Gaga’s VMA Ensembles
12:05 pm Monday Sep 14, 2009 by Caroline Stanley

The biggest scandal of last night’s MTV Video Music Awards was the Kanye West/Taylor Swift controversy. Madonna’s opening tribute to Michael Jackson, and Janet’s live performance, were arguably the most “historic” moments of the show. But it was Lady Gaga’s number, and her multiple outfit changes — not to mention her Best New Artist acceptance speech, where she dedicated her award to “God and the gays” — that we considered the most entertaining parts of the evening. (Sorry Jay-Z. Showing up in a town car five minutes before you perform and having the cameras follow as you slowly walk the halls of Radio City Music Hall can’t match the drama of a dangling Gaga covered in faux blood.) After the jump, we decode the pop culture references secretly lurking in her sartorial choices.

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Images via Lady Gaga’s 2009 VMA Looks

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17 Responses

justsayin • September 14th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

Haha this is awesome, and so dead on with all of them

careinthecity • September 14th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

How would you know? You don't have MTV.

Meaghan • September 15th, 2009 at 3:09 am

I think on the last one the equation should contain a picture of bette midler in Hocus Pocus

Meaghan • September 15th, 2009 at 3:10 am

Are links ok? This is the one I'm talking about: http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/Special...

guest • September 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

the last one looks like Minnie Mouse on her wedding day

nick • September 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm

if u want to know were she got ideas for these outfits for visit, http://www.gagadaily.com

a.dan • September 15th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

i think animal from muppet babies would have been more fitting for the 2nd to last one!

careinthecity • September 15th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

True!

lauren • September 15th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

HAHA SO TRUE

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Le Buzz en Images #7 • September 16th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

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lowbrowculture » Blog Archive » Lady Gaga is My New Hero • September 17th, 2009 at 5:32 am

[...] have a great article deconstructing Lady Gaga’s VMA ensembles. My favourite is the Carrie/Burger King [...]

JUlez • September 19th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

she stupid lol but i still like her

john rad • September 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm

Excellent article. Keep them coming .

Last Night on the Mass Pike… « Fuller! Go easy on the Pepsi! • September 28th, 2009 at 10:49 am

[...] And a retarded man, at that. [...]

Moda marca Lady Gaga « Un beso • January 14th, 2010 at 9:17 am

[...] si mai mult aici. [...]

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