Meat dress of Lady Gaga

Meat dress of Lady Gaga
Gaga wearing the meat dress at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards
DesignerFranc Fernandez
Year2010
MaterialRaw flank steak

On September 12, 2010, American singer Lady Gaga wore a dress to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards made entirely out of raw beef.[1][2][3] Designed by Franc Fernandez and styled by Nicola Formichetti, the dress was condemned by animal rights groups, while named by Time as the top fashion statement of 2010.

The press speculated on the originality of the idea, with comparisons made to similar images found in contemporary art and popular culture. As with her other dresses, it was archived, but went on display in 2011 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after being preserved by taxidermists as a type of jerky. Following this, the dress was then transferred to the Newseum in Washington D.C. As of 2019, the dress is displayed in Las Vegas at the Haus of Gaga museum inside the Park MGM casino.[4]

Gaga explained following the awards ceremony that the dress was a statement about one's need to fight for what one believes in, and highlighted her distaste for the United States military's don't ask, don't tell policy.

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  4. ^ Bobb, Brooke (May 30, 2019). "Lady Gaga's Private Fashion Archive Is Going on Display in Las Vegas—Infamous Dried Meat Dress Included". Vogue. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2019.

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