Lady Gaga VMA Meat Dress Outfit

Lady Gaga appeared at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010, wearing a dress made entirely of raw meat. The dress also had a matching raw meat hat, lace-up shoes and a meat handbag.http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/09/13/2010-09-13_raw_fashion_lady_gaga_rocks_meat_dress_at_mtv_video_music_awards_.html According to MTV, the raw meat outfit was made by fashion designer Franc Fernandez.http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/09/13/2010-09-13_raw_fashion_lady_gaga_rocks_meat_dress_at_mtv_video_music_awards_.html

Lady Gaga was a multiple winner at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010, taking home Moon Men statues for Video of the Year, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video for "Bad Romance."http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/winners.jhtml She accepted the Video of the Year award wearing the meat outfit. As Lady Gaga took her Moon Man statue, she asked presenter Cher to hold her raw meat purse.http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/559096/lady-gaga-wins-video-of-the-year-announces-new-album-title.jhtml#id=1647211

When asked about her unusual fashion statement, Lady Gaga said the dress was a statement from her. In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga said the outfit had "many interpretations" for her, adding: "If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat." Gaga said the dress was not meant to disrespect vegans or vegetarians.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/09/lady-gaga-explains-her-vma-raw-meat-dress/1

Lady Gaga attended the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony on September 12, 2010, in an unusual outfit - a dress made entirely of raw meat.

Lady Gaga's raw meat dress and accessories proved to be controversial for some, including the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. A representative for PETA told TMZ that Lady Gaga's "...wearing a dress made from cuts of dead cows is offensive enough to bring comment." The representative added that "After time spent under the TV lights, it would smell like the rotting flesh that it is and likely be crawling in maggots."http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/13/peta-lady-gaga-mtv-video-music-awards-vma-maggots-meat-dress/

Lady Gaga has appeared wearing raw meat as a fashion statement before. In September of 2010, she graced the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan magazine wearing a bikini (and a matching beret) made out of raw meat.http://www.popeater.com/2010/09/07/photos-lady-gaga-japan-vogue/ Lady Gaga's fashion choices have featured other, unusual materials. In December of 2009, for example, she greeted Queen Elizabeth II wearing a red outfit made out of PVC latex.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/stylist-nicola-formichetti-lady-gaga_n_701624.html#s133265