MARRY THE NIGHT: FASHION FAVOURITES

As I'm sure many of you have seen, Gaga's 'Marry The Night' music video is nothing short of a fashion triumph.

In traditional Gaga style, the first lady of couture has showcased a whole heap of stunning garments and accessories that have left fashion-hungry eyes filled to the brim with juicy satisfied tears.

The video itself is a raw and beautiful tale of a pop stars rise to fame, and the rejection and heartache she encountered on the way...Culminating in her 'Marrying the night' and becoming one with her art and fulfilling her dreams.

Anyway, here are the pieces from the video that caught my eye in particular!

Noritaka Tatehana


These spectacular 18'' ballet heels, or 'Gaga Pointe', are from Noritaka Tatehana. All those ridiculously tall shoes that Gaga wears are by this guy, and when it comes to KILLER heels...he don't mess!

Christian Louboutin

The unmistakable red sole of these ferocious thigh high boots are of course by the legendary Louboutin. I haven't been able to find any information on these boots as of yet, but on closer inspection, they appear to be some sort of animal skin...Crocodile maybe?

Giuseppe Zanotti

After a LOT of searching, I discovered that these beautiful rhinestone encrusted heelless beauts are none other than Giuseppe Zanotti. Taken from his Spring/Summer 2012 collection, many of those who aren't as brave as Gaga will be happy to hear that they also come in a heelFULL version too!

Kermit Tesoro + Leeroy New

This ribbed silicone ensemble is a collaborative effort by Filipino designers Kermit Tesoro and Leeroy New. Im already a massive fan of Tesoro, he creates truly avant garde and exciting pieces that never fail to blow my mind! I love the detailing in this outfit...It looks like early Mugler!

Void Of Course

This gargantuan beauty of a hat is by London based 'Void Of Course', and is quite possibly Gaga's biggest hat so far...Over a meter in diameter! Remember the harnesses from the 'Born This Way' video? You guessed it...Void Of Course! These guys are DEFINITELY one to watch out for.

Philip Treacy + Paco Rabanne

This STUNNING headpiece is by milliner to the stars (and personal friend of Gaga) Philip Treacy...whilst the gown is by Manish Arora for Paco Rabanne SS12. You may remember my previous blog post on this collection earlier this month (If not, here it is!) I LOVE the end of the video...Reclinin' 'n' regal!

And in case your on of the few people on the planet who hasn't seen the video...Here it is in all its glory!

MANISH ARORA FOR PACO RABANNE SS12

Mr Arora has once again hit the ball outta the park with his Spring/summer collection for Paco Rabanne. Not content with his own highly successful self titled collections, Arora was recently appointed as head designer for Rabannes ready-to-wear collections also.

Its good to see that Arora has brought his own energetic approach to design into the his designs for Rabanne, combining his signature futuristic cuts and use of metallic materials, with their signature streamlined dresses. The end results is undoubtedly a labour of love, and you can definitely see both of the fashion giants in the collection.

I think that the inclusion of Arora is a much needed step as Rabanne always seem to play It safe, with a lot of their collections blending into one another with nothing in particular standing out from the rest. A ready-to-wear collection is obviously supposed to be marketable...but their is a fine line between marketable and boring, a line which I feel Rabanne was in danger of crossing.

However just In the nick of time, Arora has swept in, creating a truly eyegasmic collection that has just the right amount of 'marketability' and avant-garde aspects to Its design that will not only sell, but will set tongues wagging for some time.

The collection was a futuristic triumph...dresses constructed from metallic reptile skin, HUGE foil collars, Treacy-esque headwear...The models where seductive, dangerous and fiercely dominant of the runway. The OTT collars reminded me of the Viktor and Rolf SS09 collection...a past favourite! There was plenty of unusual silhouettes and alien-like cuts to the dresses too which completely changed the figures of the models, something that again is much needed in the Rabanne household...

Anyway, here are my favourites from the collection...You can of course view the entire collection over at pacorabanne.com