6 Comments For This Post

1. Mini Boss Says:
   March 12th, 2010 at 9:48 am

   i dont even know what to say! that ws all over the place,but i loved it! full of chaos and color and a killer duet duo to carry the weight. i think this is the first time, i thought hmm i like Gaga.

2. chuckjones Says:
   March 14th, 2010 at 1:11 pm

   Very unfair to slight Gaga’s role in the creativity – she controls everything creative and – according to her business manager – can exert final say there as well. She chooses who she works with and what she wears. She has the good sense and fortune to work with the best. Her direct involvement has been cited by reporters (a Mirror reported spent 24 hours with her on tour) and her collaborators. Her style is not new. Before she became famous, she was dressing wildly (and fetchingly) while working with Lady Starlight.

3. Cyril Style Says:
   March 14th, 2010 at 2:32 pm

   I understand, but we never said that she hasn’t the final say. Knowing very well the industry and especially the ’styling industry’ (been styling for 8 years), the stylist has one of the most important role on the style of any artists. Do you think that she has time to choose those ‘vintage Thierry Mugler‘ or even to create those ‘ Custom made Crime Scene Tape by Bryan Lichtenberg‘ ? Unfortunately not! She might have an eccentric style on her own, BUT she’s far to arrive to the level of Nicola’s styling work! (and we know it for a fact, few friend of us worked on set with her).

4. Chuckjones Says:
   March 14th, 2010 at 5:46 pm

   Yes, Cyril, I understand as well. I didn’t say that a stylist isn’t very important, nor did I say that Gaga herself is a great stylist. She’s a creative performance artist. As for the product, the buck stops with Gaga. It’s her performance – be it stage, video or music – and her career. She brings creative people in to work with her and she strives to keep them onboard if they’re good. What seemed off was the comment that this stylist is the “one who is making Gaga such a superstar.” Somehow if he didn’t continue to work with her (and I hope he does, he’s terrific), I believe she’d adapt and continue to succeed, both artistically and commercially.

5. Brian Says:
   March 18th, 2010 at 3:13 pm

   I think because Cyril does styling, he wants to give a ton of credit to the stylist, NicF (who’s brilliant!). To answer your question Cyril, yes, she does what all of us who love fashion do – she researches fashion obsessively and decides what she wants. It’s funny that you mention Mugler because she’s been wearing his clothes and into him from the beginning; no one just “brought” her a Mugler while she sat there waiting patiently to be dressed. Furthermore, things like the coke cans in her hair and the HoGaga designs are directly overseen and created under her guidance.

   Lastly, like so many, you only focus on her fashion, ignoring that it is only one aspect of the over-the-top personality that made her famous. There’s also the insane interviews,her pop art and wild performances, the popular music, her jazzy acoustic piano performances that she does at (nearly) every live performance now, not to mention the fact that she writes all her music and sings it live and well. All of these factors contributed to her gaining a massively obsessive fanbase of hardcore followers very quickly, because she is seen as so unique among our contempory pop acts. (I typed this on my phone so I had trouble checking this over, sorry if it’s not coherant.)

6. Cyril Style Says:
   March 18th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

   Brian, im not gonna argue too much on this – you seems to be a fan or follower, but im not !
   This post was a congratulation to Nicola’s work and I mentioned MugIer because it was one of the outfits she wore in Telephone, and i can assure your that she didnt find it on her own!
   Personally I hate do not like Gaga, the cans in the hair was the stupidest thing i’ve seen since a while. To be clear, i do not like her music and I do not feel her vibe… We know those information from facts, a close friend of us work with Nicola. And i will ALWAYS give tons of credits to the stylists, because being in the industry (France & US) for more than 10 years, i know very well what happen in backstage…

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