Few artists have been able to seamlessly merge the world’s of fashion and pop as effortlessly as one Stefani Germanotta, aka pop savant Lady Gaga. And while the artist has returned to Las Vegas to continue her acclaimed residency, ENIGMA at Park MGM — she took a bit of a hiatus to win an Oscar and tease her upcoming sixth album — fans can rejoice with an accompanying exhibition of her most iconic looks throughout her decade-spanning career.
Curated in part by her longtime collaborator Nicola Formichetti, HAUS OF GAGA/LAS VEGAS is an intimate look at some of the artist’s most indelible looks. Each of the pieces — including full looks from music videos, world tours, and various media appearances — was plucked from a temperature-regulated vault in California that preserves their legacy. Some highlights include the infamous cigarette sunglasses (as seen in the ‘Telephone‘ video), the meat dress (which she wore during the 2010 VMAs), the all-white bodysuit she donned during her career-making ‘Paparazzi‘ performance in 2009, and the Philip Treacy-designed rhinestone-covered lobster hat (just worn on a night out in London). Whether you’re a lifetime fan or just someone who appreciates striking design, there’s something to catch your eye in this pop culture time capsule.
A select number of pieces will be available for purchase with proceeds going towards the Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit co-founded by Gaga that promotes mental health awareness for youth. Check out some of the pieces below.
With the Golden Globes on Sunday, we’ve compiled a list of our expected winners of the award ceremony. For the sake of brevity, we’re only focusing on the film nominees as I don’t watch TV apart from the same Frasier episodes I’ve come to rely on. Now on to the show.
Best Motion Picture – Drama A Star Is Born Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody If Beale Street Could Talk
It’s a toss-up between Black Panther and A Star is Born, but Bradley Cooper really delivered in his directorial debut and third mainstream iteration of the classic Hollywood tale. Plus, “Shallow.”
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Crazy Rich Asians The Favourite Green Book Mary Poppins Returns Vice
The Favourite is really unlike anything that’s come out in recent years, and with career-defining performances by its female leads, it deserves the title.
Best Director, Motion Picture
Adam McKay, Vice
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Peter Farrelly, Green Book Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Lee knows how to capture the zeitgeist and it showed. Kudos.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Glenn Close, The Wife Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
I love Glenn Close (watch The Wife — 2/3 of the film is just close-ups of her looking doubtful), but Gaga’s intensity (she barely blinks???) and dedication demonstrated in Star are sure to secure her second Globe.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians
Charlize Theron, Tully
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Colman in The Favourite? Dramatic, erratic, and vulnerable. Queen!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk.
Amy Adams continued to exercise her incredible versatility in this fierce political satire. Also, Sharp Objects.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman”
Lucas Hedges, “Boy Erased” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Malek fabulously lost himself in the role as Freddie Mercury so it’s in the bag.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, Vice
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns
Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Miranda is a musical master so give praise where it’s due.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
2018’s it-boy was snubbed for Call Me By Your Name and reparations must be made.
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Adam McKay, Vice
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Our winter cover star and Favourite co-star Joe Alwyn called this one of the best things he’s ever read. We can see why.
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
One of the most original horror flicks to come out, the score was used very strategically and to brilliant effect.
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“All the Stars” — Black Panther
“Girl in the Movies” — Dumplin’
“Requiem for a Private War” — A Private War
“Revelation” — Boy Erased “Shallow” — A Star Is Born
One word: AHHHHHHaaahhhhAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Best Motion Picture, Animated Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mirai Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A different take on Spider-Man that brings it to a new level.
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Capernaum Girl Never Look Away Roma Shoplifters
In the lead single off his sophomore effort Bloom, Troye Sivan embraced his queerness uninhibitedly by dancing with reckless abandon. ‘My My My!,’ is an uplifting pop song that captures and rejoices in that overwhelming feeling of young love, which Sivan revels in by turning an abandoned warehouse into his runway in this steamy video directed by Grant Singer. Bless.
4. thank u, next – Ariana Grande
2018 was to Ariana Grande what 2007 was to Britney in terms of media scrutiny. But she was able to soar above adversity and end the year by delivering a sugar-coated break-up/self-empowerment anthem that earned her her first No. 1. The video recreates several millennial classics with some of the biggest stars of now and serves as a victory lap for the rising pop queen.
3. Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
This isn’t much a song as it is the scream heard around the world that will continue to haunt karaoke bars (and the Academy Awards) for the rest of eternity.
2. Nice for What – Drake
Despite being arguably the biggest rapper in the world, a lot of Drake songs sound pretty similar. ‘Nice for What,’ however, uses a distorted Lauryn Hill sample (with support from Big Freedia) to create one of the best songs in his catalog. And a video featuring various famous women feeling fabulous never hurts!
1. Make Me Feel – Janelle Monae
This song is anchored by the spirit of Prince and one of the most simplistic yet slinky basslines ever, and the video is an outstanding addition to the queer landscape. And I did not know about bisexual lighting until this video. Thank you, Janelle Monae.
