There are many words to describe the pop worlds new princess. Unique, crazy, utterly original and sexy are just a simple few. Lady Gaga is storming the charts and now the world’s most famous magazine covers. Rolling Stone, one of the great music magazines of our time has gone peroxide blond and pink in celebration of 2009’s greatest music sensation. Shine takes a look at the wardrobe of pop culture’s future.

From an Italian New York family, Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefania Gabriella Germanotta. The 23 year old claims to take her inspiration from Cyndi Lauper, Queen and David Bowie, which would explain her original sound and look, all with an 80’s twist. “I always loved rock and pop and theater. When I discovered Queen and David Bowie, that’s when it really came together for me and I realized I could do all three,” say’s Gaga. She designs and makes many of her stage outfits herself and cites Donatella Versace and Peggy Bundy as her icons. “I look at those artists as icons in art. It’s not just about the music. It’s about the performance, the attitude, the look; it’s everything. And, that is where I live as an artist and that is what I want to accomplish.”

Hot pants and boob tubes, sequins and leather, PVC and shoulder pads. There certainly is a mix of styles. But somehow they work, transforming Lady Gaga into style icon in her own right. The rock makeup of lightning flashes across her face and bold colours of red lips and aqua eye shadow transforms the look into a modern and edgy chic style that will almost certainly inspire a generation to stand out from the crowd.

For the Rolling Stones shoot, Gaga uses a geometric leather designed jacket with a black satin bra and body painted trousers. The cover is an almost pretty in pink, candy girl versus crimped peroxide blond, sex bomb shell. She certainly is trying to change the way we she sexy. “And, now, I’m just trying to change the world one sequin at a time.”

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