A veiw on Lady Gaga-Christina Klaproth

Hi, I just wanted to rant a little bit about Lady Gaga. From a fashionista perspective, I love what Lady Gaga is doing by making high fashion (pieces typically only seen on the runway) wearable by wearing these high couture pieces publicly, daily. As I (and most designers) view fashion as wearable art, it is wonderful to see someone publicly wearing these pieces of art that are typically seen exclusively on the runway (which is basically their art gallery). When we discussed Lady Gaga in class, I realized that she was not just making an artistic statement by wearing these pieces but challenging societies perception of what is beautiful, accepted, and normal. The pieces she choses to wear do not always enhance her or make her look beautiful. They are not something we would normally chose to wear everyday or ever. But I believe she is using her "power" as a celebrity to challenge our ideas of what is accepted in society and change that. One way she is challenging societies idea of what is accepted as beautiful is by wearing whatever she wants to (and with the money she has, she has a lot of options). She may still be showing off her curves but as opposed to other female artists who objectify their own bodies, Gaga is rejecting opression. She is accepting the naturalness of her body and showing it off. She is wearing whatever she wants to, reguardless of whether it is flattering or not because she is making the point that it shouldn't have to fit societies standards. She is making make up choices that, in the mainstream view, do not make her face look "pretty". 'But what does it matter if it's pretty?' is the point I think Gaga may be trying to make. We put way to much emphasise on trying to fit one mold when there are millions of other molds to be made (which are much more interesting!). Although clothing and make up are superficial, they are a starting point. Women have to realize that they should not have to put their make up on a certain way and dress a certain way to attract men (especially if they don't even like the way they are dressing but do it because they are at a loss about what else to do). I think as a public figure, Gaga is a great representation of self-expression and why it is so important that we all have our own identities.