Haus of Gaga
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The Haus of Gaga is pop singer Lady Gaga's personal creative team and is responsible for much of her distinctive and individual style. The Haus creates most of the clothing, props, stage sets, and makeup for Gaga's live performances and other visual representations of her work, as well as individual pieces that artistically represent the style and themes emphasized by Gaga. These creations are brought together in combination with other creations and sound to create a complete collection for music videos and other appearances. Some of the Haus's more famous pieces include the "Disco Stick" (a long chrome pole with a crushed acrylic dome that emits light) and the "iPod LCD Glasses" (a pair of glasses with two iPod Classic screens instead of lenses).
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[edit] Members
[edit] Former Members
- Matthew Williams: The 's creative director from 2008 to 2010. Matthew was also the creator of the disco stick and former boyfriend of Lady Gaga. He was fired because of tensions at work when Lady Gaga began dating Luc Carl.[1]
- Angela Ciemny: A friend of Lady Gaga who helped Lady Gaga put on makeup every morning and night and before concerts. However she has stopped since her husband David Ciemny was let go.[3]
[edit] Current members
- Stefani Germanotta: The artist known as Lady Gaga upon whom Haus of Gaga is based. She is also one of the lead designers for her line.[4]
- Nicola Formichetti: The fashion director for Haus of Gaga since 2009.[5]
- Troy Carter: The Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Coalition Media group and is one of Lady Gaga's managers.[6]
[edit] Inspiration (Andy Warhol)
In interviews and through her art, Lady Gaga has revealed her respect for the work of pop artist Andy Warhol, specifically for his ability to elevate pop art. "Warhol said art should be meaningful in the most shallow way," Gaga explained in an interview. "He was able to make commercial art that was taken seriously as fine art ... [and] that's what I'm doing too." [7]
Gaga has expressed her desire to be associated with Warhol. When Christina Aguilera told the LA Times in 2008,[8] "I don't know if it [Lady Gaga] is a man or a woman," Gaga responded: "When I hear comments like that, I’m like, ‘She’s dead on’, because she saw the Warhol in me."[9]
Gaga uses the Haus to emulate her idol, who had a famous New York City studio The Factory. “In this industry, you get a lot of stylists and producers thrown at you, but this is my own creative team, modelled on Warhol’s Factory [...] How do I make music and performances that are thought-provoking, fresh and future? We decide what’s good and, if the ideas are powerful enough, we can convince the world that it’s great.”[9]
[edit] Creations and collections
Responsible for Lady Gaga’s clothes, stage props and hairdos, The Haus of Gaga made its debut in 2008 with props and costumes made for Lady Gaga’s live performances on tour with New Kids on the Block: Live and her music videos for "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" from her debut album The Fame. From then on, the Haus has been responsible for the creative work for Lady Gaga’s performances and appearances.[10]
[edit] Live performances
- 2008
- LED T-Shirt
- Origami Dress
- 2009
- Mirrored Dress
- Bubble Dress
- The Bubble Piano
- Vespa S 150
- The Orbit
- Head Orbit
- Full Body Orbit
- Monster Ball Tour Orbit
- Burnt Piano
- Rapunzel Wig
- 2010
- Angler Fish
- Disco Torch
- Emma
- Eternal Fountain
- LED T-Shirt
- Living Dress
- Origami Dress
[edit] Media
[edit] Haus of Gaga App
On February 23, 2009 the Haus of Gaga App was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch.[12] It was created by Universal Music Group and is offered as a free download through the App Store. The main feature of the app are webisodes starring Lady Gaga called “Transmission Gagavision” in which she discusses her fashion inspirations and the works created by the Haus design team. The webisodes were produced on a weekly basis from June 24, 2008 until March 31, 2009. On March 30, 2011, Gaga announced that the webisodes would return during the first week of April.[13] On April 6, she released webisode number 41, under the shortened name Gagavision. The app also includes tour dates, news, and allows fans to chat with each other. Billboard named the Haus of Gaga app as one of the top five artist apps for the iPhone.[14]
[edit] Haus of Gaga Blog
The Haus of Gaga Blog was written by Lady Gaga as a promotional effort for her debut album “The Fame.” It was hosted on LadyGaga.com, her official website. Updated sporadically between May 1 and December 22, 2008, Gaga wrote a total of 29 blog posts. Most of her entries focus on details about her videos and performances, particularly the wardrobes and props created by the Haus of Gaga. Also discussed are fashion, celebrities, music artists, and fan videos. Some of the posts provided insight into recent Haus designs, including pictures of items in production.[15]
[edit] References
- ^ Williams, Mathew. "Lady Gaga’s Stylist Demystifies the Most Amazing Job Ever". http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/06/lady_gagas_stylist_demystifies.html. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Akerlund, Bea. "Lady Gaga’s Stylist Demystifies the Most Amazing Job Ever". http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/06/lady_gagas_stylist_demystifies.html. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ Ciemny, Angela. "Angela Ciemny: Lady Gaga's former assistant". http://music.rightcelebrity.com/?p=3713. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Germanotta, Stefani. ":Lady Gaga Burning Up Album Charts". http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/03/143_40885.html. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ nicolaformichetti.com/celebrity and nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com
- ^ Carter, Troy. "Industry Profile: Lady Gaga". http://www.celebrityaccess.com/news/profile.html?id=515. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Michaels, Sean (2 July 2009). "Lady Gaga: I make soulless electronic pop". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/02/lady-gaga. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Amter, Charlie. "Five minutes with Xtina: Christina Aguilera takes a look back at a decade on top". The LA Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/five-minutes-wi.html. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ a b Collins, Hattie. "Lady Gaga: the future of pop?". The London Sunday Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5325327.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=l. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ Garcia, Cathy. "Lady Gaga Burning Up Album Charts". http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/03/143_40885.html. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Goodman, Lizzy (2010). Lady Gaga: Critical Mass Fashion. Macmillan. ISBN 0312668406.
- ^ ""Haus of Gaga" iPhone Application Available Now!". http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=20559&aid=599. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Lady GaGa To Headline Radio One's Big Weekend". http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/lady-gaga/news/264589-lady-gaga-radio-one-big-weekend-fashion. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Bruno, Anthony (April 4, 2009). "Top Five Artist iPhone Apps". Billboard: 26.
- ^ "Haus of Gaga". http://www.ladygaga.com/news/default.aspx?aid=599&in=572&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=nid_24644&utm_medium=News&utm_source=rss. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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