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Nov 28, 2021 · Lady Gaga wore a dress made of flank steak to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010 as a protest against the \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy. The dress smelled sweet, according to her designer, and is now preserved like a beef jerky at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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.
- Daniel Welsh
- The dress was designed by Franc Fernandez, who has also worked with Scissor Sisters and Beyoncé. Before the meat dress took the world by storm, Franc’s biggest credit was designing one of the most famous outfits in Gaga’s Bad Romance music video – which she collected Video Of The Year for in 2010.
- Seriously, how much of it was actually made of meat? The whole thing. The dress, bag and even Gaga’s teenie little beret were all made from Argentinian beef, bought from the go-to butcher of Franc Fernandez (who originally hails from Argentina) in Los Angeles.
- Because of the material, there was no time for an actual fitting, so the first time Gaga put it on her body was actually at the VMAs. Franc told HuffPost shortly after the VMAs: “We didn’t get a chance to have a fitting.
- Gaga’s intention behind the meat dress was to make a political statement. The meat dress was intended as Gaga’s protest against the US military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy on sexuality, which was still in effect in 2010.
Sep 21, 2023 · Talking to Vogue about the dress in 2021, Gaga recalled: "It smelled like meat. It was thrilling to wear. It was thrilling to wear. There's a corset under [it] but the corset was sewn to...
Nov 8, 2021 · Lady Gaga revealed that her 2010 MTV Video Music Awards meat dress was a political statement and a makeup artist's idea. She also shared that it smelled like meat and was a garment, not just draped meat.
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- Mike Vulpo
Nov 9, 2021 · Lady Gaga revealed how she came up with the idea of wearing a dress made of meat to the 2010 MTV VMAs. She said it was a statement against the repeal of \"Don't Ask, Don't Tell\" and that it smelled like meat all night.
Jun 3, 2011 · LADY GAGA’S meat dress was a powerful political statement, rather than just another attention-grabbing outfit. The star says the look referred to a speech she made, The Prime Rib of America, which urged the US military not discriminate against gay me.
