lady gaga is a disrobing queen fashion icon. 2011 cfda fashion awards edition.

The CFDA Fashion Awards, aka the Oscar's of American Fashion, were last night in Manhattan [which btw, head on over to my twitter to check out the redcarpet images!]. But who cares about the boys of Proenza Schouler winning Womenswear Designer of the Year or the fashion maven that is Phoebe Philo being honored with the International Award for her work for Céline, nope, because Lady Gaga was the shining ho of the evening as she strutted down the red carpet to nab the Fashion Icon Award.

But before I go on to praise the Gagaloo, I must go on a rant first- I figure it'd balance things out since I can't have myself sound like a full-fledged little monster. I just died a bit even saying those two words. 

Here we go, 

When I first heard that the CFDA was going to give the Gagadroid the Fashion Icon Award, I knew the rapture did occur on May 21st and I was one of the lost souls damned to live hell on earth. I think Gaga has had some interesting costumes since the illumanati fed her soul to beelzebub she rose to being "the mother monster" but I don't consider her a fashionable person. She's more like a walking pop art piece than anything else in her "styling." I do admit though that there have been times when she's Naomi Campbell sucker punched me in the groin with stellar outfits but those have been very rare and seldom. So Fashion Icon? Mmmmm, not so much. At least not yet. Plus, there are countless other people who  have been tearing up the fashion game with their musings with actual "fashions" - *ahem Madonna, Daphne Guinness, Lauren Hutton, Suri Cruise* - but clearly logic/merit gets trumped by media whoring a la Kardashian for the CFDA trolls. 

Anyways... there must've been something fishy going up in the fashion heavens because my nipples perked up when I saw the Gagaloo at the CFDA red carpet. She looked savagely phenomenal!

Her Mugler getup was darkly chic and tastefully high fashion. No eye sore here. No mistaking avant-garde with "how fucking weird and deranged can I look because I think that's fashion" here either. Color me  surprised and amazed because I was on my knees in awe. And since I'm a sucker for anything turquoise, her bob was the cherry on top. She definitely turned it out big time but it's still no enough for me to praise her as a fashion icon (maybe if she had more moments like this, I'd rethink it).  

And then she snapped her dress off and accepted her Saving The CFDA Fashion Awards with Media Coverage Fashion Icon Award in her finest church wear attire. 

Spiked thong included. 

Did Anderson Cooper try on the spiked piece and hurt himself causing him to leave his hosting duties early? Likely. 

But the best part of her night was her third act of disrobing when she removed her bustier/corset to reveal her pastied lady tata's in her black sheer bodysuit as she Lindsay Lohan-ed into some club. 

Seriously, did she graduate from the Dita von Teese School of Disrobing? Because that is true talent!! 

But what's even better than a picture of her tramptastic outfit? Pictures of the Gagz gyrating her tidbits like the two months of rent she owes is due tomorrow in her tramptastic outfit.  

Get. It. Gurl!

Praise it!

CFDA, you chose wisely! 

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skull and bones takes on fashion. Rick Genest for the latest GQ UK Style.

Rick Genest, aka Zombie boy, aka THE guy with his whole body tattooed as a skeleton, has been making his rounds in the fashionsphere and rapidly! It all started when Nicola Formichetti "discovered" him on facebook which then prompted Formichetti to make Rick his muse for his first collection as Thiery Mugler creative director. Then throw in some Lady Gaga dance scenes later...and Rick is now a bonafide fashion gangstah. Holler! Here's his latest editorial for GQ Style UK lensed by Karim Sadli where he dons... wait for it... Mugler! Which prompts me to ponder if his ride on the fashion train is a one way only trip. Is there life after Mugler for Zombie Boy? What will he do once he's all old and saggy? But let's focus only on the now (isn't that what we're obsessed with anyhow my little trendseekers?) and jeebus does Rick's spread make me cringe. But in the good way. It's surprisingly very beautiful to me. Creepy but somehow etherial and dare I say tender? How interesting and peculiar. I like!

What's the lesson here? Be as anathematizing crazy and live your life just the mothaloving way you want to because Nicola Formichetti will come and make you a star. I know there's a cool analogy in there somewhere. Work it out. I'm too lazy. But yeah, live as wildly as you deem fit!

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i'm a douche. sorry. catch up time!!

Wasabbiiiiiiii, mothalovahs!!!!??? Oh my YSLCCMQ (the holy trinity that is Yves Saint Laurent, Coco Chanel, & McQueen, duh!) have I completely sucked a big one at blogging. With ho-ing myself out to classes and then becoming a slave at work (yes, I got one of those!! Whaaa??) day in and day out, I've had quite the hectic semester. When I do have some free time you'll either find me stuffing my face with some kind of glorious burrito/tacos/chimichangas/alloftheabove or giving my drunken best rendition of "Benny and the Jets" at some dive bar at the beach. Yeah, blogging hasn't been on my mind. Hey, would you rather me lie to you or own up to my bitchassness? Haha. BUT, I have been tweeting daily though (I know, how does that make sense???), so just incase I go on a bender again get your stalker-self over to my twitter @AnEclecticMind to see what I'm up to.

Anyway... so a lot has gone down since I've been on the bro stroll but the only thing that has me crying at night in horror has been... 

GallianoGate:

When I first heard of Galliano's Mel Gibson escapades in Paris, I was shocked and about to fly over there and slap the peasantry out of the accusers for saying such a thing about my favorite real life pirate. Galliano? Anti-semetic? No chance. But as soon as I had finished my "Moses hearts Galliano" t-shirt, The Sun got ahold of a video (click to view) and a gaze of "Oh, hell to the naaah! Galliano, whyyyyy!!??" came over my face. This is what he so biligerently but clearly said:

"But I love Hitler. People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be fucking gassed. You're ugly."

My level of disappointment and disgust was worse than when I saw a man wearing overalls, a fannypack, and crocs at the same time! Horrendous! But seriously, it was just a very big let down to know that a person of such creative genius and designing greatness would carry such views. Taken that he was drunk, it still is no excuse to say such nauseating remarks EVER. I'm still in disbelief and I've become torn as to what to think of his work; a part of me can't deny how otherworldly talented he is as a designer and how his collections have enthralled me time and time again and then a huge part of me feels McDirty by supporting him. So that's my question, can/should you seperate the art from the person? Business versus personal? But how can you respect and love one and hate the other? It truly is quite a predicament. I'm also disappointed that we wont be able to see his creations for quite a long time. I'm positive this will blow over but not anytime soon. It's just a sad and unfortunate situation for fashion and just humanity in general. Au revoir, Galliano. For now. 

Btw, how'd ya like my lil photo editing skills? Haha.

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Lady Gaga in McQueen at the VMA's = STUNNING!!!!

It's no surprise that when it comes to Gaga, I can't stand when her "creativity" vomits itself onto her outfits. Love her music, hate her fashion costumes- don't get it twisted little monsters! But last night, she kinda wowed me. OK, she TOTALLY wowed me! She looked absolutely stunning in an Alexander McQueen Fall RTW 2010 masterpiece!

The dress is just perfection! The craftsmanship and greatness can be seen in how beautifully it moves and the colors are just so rich and vibrant. But c'mon it's McQueen! Duh! Yet, it's not just about the dress; the hair, the Phillip Treacy headgear, the infamous Armadillo shoes, the... EVERYTHING!! The mixing of tribal and renaissance elements made for such a fantastic visual orgasm! I salute you, Nicola Formechetti!!! The execution is dumbfoundingly perfect. Usually she looks like such an asshole to me but damn it, she DID IT for me!! Tenfold. Well, until I saw that meat dress of hers (but I'm willing to look past it right now- it's not gonna rain on my parade!!).

Oh and whomever the hell did her makeup... CONGRAT-THE FUCK-ULATIONS!!! Dare I say that she looks beautiful in the face? Unfortunately for me, YES!!

I can't believe this is coming out of my mouth but Lady Gaga was absolutely stunning!! Please excuse me while I go lie down. I'm not used to putting Gaga, nice fashions, and beauty together. It's overwhelming. 

P.S.

For all of you editorial crazies... this also happens to be the same dress in Gaga's editorial from this months Vanity Fair.

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