Lady Gaga and Giorgio Armani: A Relationship Worth Millions

Giorgio Armani, best known for his 1980's Corporate America power suits, has teamed up with Lady Gaga to redefine fashion. Armani took a surprise turn by dressing Gaga in a diamond encrusted hoop dress for last year's Grammy Award Show. Lady Gaga loved how Armani's vision matched hers that she hired the designer for her bondage style black leather costumes for her racy "Alejandro" music video.

There is more to come from this relationship between pop sensation and fashionista Lady Gaga, 24, and legendary designer Giorgio Armani, 76. Armani has begun working on costumes for the fashionista's upcoming concert in Italy in December. This partnership, which is worth millions of dollars in publicity and clothing, will revamp and give a new light to Armani's line. This new partnership is said to put Giorgio Armani "in a new creative spotlight- individuality, edge, futuristic style," says retail-brand consultant Tom Julian.

Since revolutionizing wardrobes 30 years ago, fashion experts haven't looked to Armani for new trends in quite some time. The daughters of women who wore Armani at his height in the 80's are now wearing younger designers such as Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang. I am interested to see if the Emporio Armani women's fashion show, that is scheduled for next week, will be inspired by Lady Gaga just like his men's fashion show was last spring. Armani is still a staple for men's suits, however designers like Chanel and Dior have surpassed him when it comes to gowns.

Thanks to Lady Gaga's social networking influence such as Facebook and Twitter she has been able to help the company think younger. Roberta Armani, Giorgio Armani's niece and manager of VIP relations states that "A huge company like Giorgio Armani has the duty to always be alert to trends and what appeals to young people," she said in an interview to the Wall Street Journal.

The relationship between Armani and Lady Gaga began last November when Roberta Armani contacted Gaga's stylist after watching her perform at the American Music Awards. Giorgio Armani was preparing for his January Prive label catwalk, which had a celestial theme. He took the time to sketch out three designs for the performer: a diamond encrusted hoop dress with matching platform shoes; a silver mini-dress and blazer combination with a lightning rod shaped hat, and a scandalous green bodysuit with high rounded shoulders and green crystal glasses. All three designs were chosen by Lady Gaga and all three fit Armani's futuristic moon theme for the Prive collection.

Despite their half-century age difference, Lady Gaga and Giorgio Armani have a lot in common, which includes Gaga's Italian heritage (the music sensation's real name is Stafani Germanotta). Armani has designed an entire wardrobe for Lady Gaga since their first collaboration in January at the Grammys, including for her appearance on American Idol and her "Monster Ball" concert tour. Roberta Armani states that the two have the perfect combination, "Gaga is so avant-garde and [Giorgio Armani] is so timeless that they meet."


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Christina

MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Last Sunday, MTV hosted the Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Musicians, Actors, and Celebrities flocked to the red carpet to be photographed by the paparazzi and their adorning fans. Fashion themes that were prominent were sequins and metallic dresses for women and leather jackets for men. 

Ciara gets two thumbs up from me. Her feathered black dress makes me want to raid her closet and emerge with nothing but this dress in hand. The simple accessories enhance the dress designed to wow fans.

Katy Perry wore a personal favorite of mine from the red carpet. The dress has a quirky style that seems to match Katy Perry's personality perfectly. A mix between Bjork's famous swan outfit and a figure skating uniform, the dress shows enough skin to be sexy without making its way into the sleazy factor. What is a bit sleazy about Katy Perry's attire would be her multi-colored hair. Come on Katy, you've got black and white chic down, stop messing it up with your rainbow hair.

The red carpet wasn't all about the ladies. The men had fun with their own personal style and they were out to impress. The cast of The Social Network shows the essence of men's fashion on the red carpet of the VMA's. Both Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield wore masculine fitted leather jackets to the awards show. Justin Timberlake, who is no novice to the red carpet or the VMA's made an appearance as an actor instead of a singer. It seems as though his fly style has rubbed off on his fellow co-stars. 

The men that make up 30 Seconds to Mars, who were nominated for four awards including Best Rock Video and Video of the Year, showed cohesive, effortless, chic style. Their style is 80's rocker meets New York Fashion Week chic. Watch out Lady Gaga, these men know groundbreaking fashion when their stylist puts it on them and shoves them out the door.





Speaking of Gaga, there's no way I could miss Lady Gaga's raw meat outfit. From head to toe, Gaga made a controversial statement with her one of many outfits worn at the award show. After last year's controversial VMA performance, Lady Gaga had to out-do herself this year. Although I am an avid Gaga fan, or monster as she calls them, I feel as though this outfit is a little rare. I like my meat medium-well. It's okay Gaga, you caught my attention, next time I might actually like what you wear. 
















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Christina