Initially, her meat dress outfit received criticisms from the animal rights advocacy group, PETA. PETA already released an official statement condemning Lady Gaga’s meat dress:
“Meat is the decomposing flesh of a tormented animal who didn’t want to die, and after a few hours under the TV lights, it would smell like the rotting flesh it is and likely be crawling in maggots — not too attractive, really,” said PETA in their statement.
Franc Fernnandez was the one who designed Lady Gaga’s meat dress. He also designed Lady Gaga’s diamond headpiece in the video for “Bad Romance,” which picked up seven of the singer’s eight VMA wins last night. When asked what was his inspiration in making the meat dress of Lady Gaga, Franc Fernandez said that he was contacted by Lady Gaga’s stylist Nicola Formichetti and was told to make a meat dress.
eems Lady Gaga really did show us the beef Sunday night at the 2010 Video Music Awards. Her third dress of the night was made of "real meat from my family butcher," designer Franc Fernandez told MTV Style on Monday.Check out what the ensemble looks like draped on a mannequin at Fernandez's blog, where there's also a close-up of the coordinating crystal-encrusted meat purse, and let us know what you think, in our meat-dress poll.
If you're in the mood for the fast-food version of the story instead of partaking in that sit-down meal, click on past the break below for a shot of the backside of the dress -- it looks as if someone may have grabbed fixings for a sandwich before Gaga took the stage -- and a detail of presenter Cher clutching the meat purse while the younger pop star accepted her Moonman.
Cher, a singer who has been also known for her non-traditional style presented Lady Gaga’s Best Video Award. Gaga even quipped that she never imagined herself asking Cher to hold her meat purse. Lady Gaga also took the chance to announce—and amaze her multitude of fans—her next album entitled “Born This Way.”Even though Lady Gaga is known for her non-normal fashion taste, she admits that the meat dress was a indeed a bit of a fashion risk. At first glance from afar, the dress would seem to be just a plain, ragged one, but when she said that line to Cher with the mention of “meat purse” on it, people realized what she was actually wearing. And for those who have been following the artist’s career, it may be remembered that she once wore a meat bikini for a Japanese magazine.
Lady Gaga is just one woman who would never fail to surprise the world.As the singer/song writer known for her outrageous fashion ensembles walked up the stage of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, she sported a get-up that could have raised the brows of animal rights activists—a dress, a pair of boots and head dress that resembled pieces of raw meat.
Lady Gaga's outfit made of meat continues to be the talk of the music world in the wake of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (which also saw the singer stand up against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," wear one of Alexander McQueen's final designs, reveal her new album title and win eight awards, including Video of the Year). In fact, it has become such a phenomenon that we are absolutely certain that the outfit will become this Halloween season's biggest meme. With Halloween candy already eerily occupying shelves in drug stores throughout America, we predict the meat dress to have a Halloween presence similar to the way everybody went as the Joker in 2008 (following Heath Ledger's memorable performance in "The Dark Knight").
