Lady Fashion

Lady Gaga has covered U.S. Vogue. Although the hype over Gaga may have died down a bit over the last few months, the issue is still expected to be one of the best selling as she proves such an interesting character. It seems as a society we are drawn to quirky cases and with the influx of new musical enigmas, - Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and suchlike - the limelight is no longer on Lady G. Nevertheless, with Vogue comes the beautiful couture gowns in stunning editorial. To say Lady Gaga has a creative sense of style is an understatement, so her whited out eyebrows and androgynous haircut come as no surprise. However, I do think it would not have harmed Vogue to have made Gaga seem more feminine and beautiful - it is so rare a sight and would have drawn mass attention. The vulnerability in Gaga would have been more apparent and everyone knows people are suckers for a victim. As much as I would campaign for the return of models fronting fashion magazines rather than celebrities, at least if you're going to do it, do it right, and it is exciting when big names like Gaga spill:

ON HERSELF

'Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer. I am a talented entertainer. I consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry. I consider myself to be one of the greatest songwriters.... I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do. I think it’s OK to be confident in yourself.'

ON HER FANS

'Sometimes, being on stage is like having sex with my fans,' she says. 'They're the only people on the planet who in an instant can make me just lose it.... I see myself in them. I was this really bad, rebellious misfit of a person - I still am -sneaking out, going to clubs, drugs, alcohol, older men, younger men. You imagine it, I did it. I was just a bad kid. And I look at them, and every show there's a little more eyeliner, a little more freedom, and a little more 'I don't give a f*** about the bullies at my school.'

ON COVERING VOGUE

'Because, as funny as it is that I am on the cover of Vogue - and no one is laughing harder than I am - I was the girl in school who was most likely to walk down the hallway and get called a slut or a b**** or ugly or big nose or nerd or dyke.'