Genius. Insanity. In life there seems to be a small divide between the two. There is not much seperating ideas that seem impossible and a miracle and so of course is the same in the world of fashion. To me, being a fashion icon means your individual style embodies your entire being while being imitated but never duplicated, the pieces you own are always envied but often untraceable and your image is pure poise. Lady GaGa is one of the style icons of our time where we have seen her rock no pants, head scarves and even landed a beautiful spread in V magazine.
But it is not without downfall that Lady GaGa has been photographed. She sure does like to push the envelope, but how far is to far? For me, this is just WAY too far. GaGa is wearing Jean-Charles Castlebajac's Kermit the Frog outfit - hes known for his animated, wild and questionable designs and this definately hits all three. Sadly, it does seem animals were harmed in the making of this garnment.
Of course Lady GaGa was not shy to wear the overthe top outfit but it makes me question "is this just too crazy?". As a style icon I think this was a wrong choice, and the title of a style icon should mean 24/7. Though I understand celebrities and fashionistas alike want their downtime and need some rest and relaxation and may want to step into a pair of joggers, I think a style icon has to do it in a way that is still fashionable. Lady GaGa may have an outfit like this to get attention - but get our attention in a GOOD way because any attention this would have gotten could not have been that great.
Though Lady GaGa's outfits are questionable and her title as a style icon has raised some eyebrows, its safe to say that todays "fashion icon" is leaps and bounds different from the traditional icons such as Kate Moss, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.
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