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Lady Gaga: 12 Outrageous Outfits

An array of costumes at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards adds to her growing album of unforgettable fashion; see memorable examples of her crazy clothing statements
By EW Staff
Updated June 18, 2009 at 08:00 PM EDT
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MTV Video Music Awards; Sept. 13, 2009

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Making a grand entrance at the VMAs, Gaga was a showstopper in a Jean Paul Gaultier lace dress with a neck brace by Keko of London. Not pictured: Gaga's date for the night, Kermit the Frog.

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MTV Video Music Awards; September 13, 2009

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The singer's dramatic performance of ''Paparazzi'' was one of the night's highlights, thanks in part to the wild fashion and the rather graphic (and bloody) ending.

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MTV Video Music Awards; Sept. 13, 2009

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2009 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS: ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, September 13

Gaga accepted her VMA for Best New Artist in a head-to-thigh lace outfit only to pull off her mask to thank ''God and the gays.''

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MTV Video Music Awards; Sept. 13, 2009

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It may be hard to see Gaga in this elaborate feather headpiece, but who else could pull off such an avant-garde look? The pop diva kept the rest of her outfit relatively demure in this slinky Jean Paul Gaultier sequin dress.

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MTV Video Music Awards: Backstage; Sept. 13, 2009

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All smiles backstage after winning her award, Lady Gaga made yet another costume change — this time into Jean Paul Gaultier's space-age bodysuit and sparkly boots.

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MTV Video Music Awards: After Party; Sept. 13, 2009

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Switching up her outfit for the after party, Gaga looked like an haute couture bride in her Gaultier gown and headpiece, which she crafted herself.

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Germany; July 20, 2009

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The world's collective suspicion that Lady Gaga had descended from Janice the Muppet changed from ''likely'' to ''probable'' after she showed up for a German talk show interview swathed in a Kermit the Frog dress from French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.

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Atlanta; April 9, 2009

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Lady Gaga's signature look, the bubble dress, is ''entirely inspired by a Hussein Chalayan piece,'' says the singer. ''The original dress is in a museum in London and worth millions of dollars. I created the 'Bubble 3000' with [her design team] Haus of Gaga, using a Thierry Mugler Lucite corset and plastic spheres.''

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Florida; December 13, 2008

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Gaga often turns to French designer Mugler for inspiration: ''I've been wearing vintage Mugler since 2007. It's become an obsession of mine to find rare pieces.'' In return, Mugler lent Gaga one of his outfits for her ''Paparazzi'' music video.

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London; April 20, 2009

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While her entire look might be hard for the average fan to copy, some of her trademarks (like the exaggerated baby-doll lips seen here) have trickled down. ''They do it better than I do sometimes!'' she insists.

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Vancouver; March 18, 2009

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Keeping up her elaborate stream of costumes is a top priority for the singer: ''I spend all my money on wardrobe and props. I don't care about money.'' And when money isn't enough, what's a pop diva to do? ''I design, I handmake, I borrow — whatever it takes.''

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London; April 20, 2009

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Don't expect Gaga's style to grow stale. ''My look evolves as I become more exposed to the world.'' One thing you won't see her in, though: ''I've worn flip-flops, but I throw them out. I can't live without high heels or fake eyelashes.''

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