The question whether Lady Gaga is relevant in the fashion world is an ongoing battle. Hell, even I battle with it every time I type her name. There is no denying the woman is an utter fashion disaster when she hits any red carpet... but she is also a piece of crazy, bizarre, over-the-top couture fashion work of art.

The latest chapter in the on-going saga of Lady Gaga is of course the release of her latest music video Bad Romance (it's the first video from her forthcoming album, The Fame Monster) which has literally created a sensation on YouTube and across the internet. There’s been buzz for weeks about the video. “There is going to be crazy fashions... like nothing you have seen before”. That buzz even crashed the singer's website when the video was originally suppose to premiere on Monday. Basically the influx of traffic drove the site to a halt. Luckily for Gaga fans and fashion fanatics the video hit the internet Tuesday and peeps have been buzzing ever since. If you haven’t seen the Francis Lawrence-directed video... let me just say it’s wack.



If you have seen it (or you just watched it above) of course you will have noticed that the Lady Gaga has made a serious attempt to step up her fashion game... whether that is for the best or for the worst... that is up to you. I’m personally lovin’ it! It reminds me of when music videos were at their height! Sure the plot may be lacking... our star rolls around in her bathtub, gets herself kidnapped by evil supermodels who make her drink vodka, she dances around before being passed off to the mafia, dances some more and then lights a fire... I assume using the vodka. Crazy. Of course it is but she sure does wear an awful lot of fierce couture. It would be almost worth the hassle don't you think?

One thing I love about fashion is when things get crazy... and lets face it there is no one crazier on the runway than Alexander McQueen. The cool part of this video is many of those threads Gaga wears in Bad Romance are courtesy of McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 Plato's Atlantis collection that premiered in Paris in October. 2 months later the elaborate show is still on my mind... with good reason. It was utterly amazing. (Psst... If you want to see what all the buzz is about with this show you can actually check out the runway show on McQueen's site...)


In the first seconds of the video we get to check Gaga out in a long sleeved gold metallic McQueen mini-dress and a freaky pair of futuristic razor blade shades

Next up Gaga writhes around in the tub wearing a pair of McQueen's "Dragon" heel (She later wears a pair in black)

The structured gold McQueen dress and leggings are insane... but check out the crazy 12 inch "Armadillo" heels Gaga wears

Even if you can't stand the woman you have to admit she was simply made to ambassador McQueen's clothes.

Is it all brilliant couture or is it all just a big fashion mess? Most importantly what do you think of those insane lobster-claw shaped “Armadillo” shoes? Let me know what you think.


(Runway Photos 1 and 2 by: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage)
(Runway Photo 3 by: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images)

: 9:25 AM in Alexander McQueen, Fashionable Music, Lady Gaga