Fashion News: Lady Gaga goes Lady Godiva -- sort of
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Lady Gaga appeared in Hong Kong -- part of her ‘Born This Way’ tour -- in a long dress made of purple hair on Saturday. Compared with some other get-ups she’s worn -- like the famous meat dress -- this doesn’t look too bad. It kind of reminded me of another Lady who went our wearing hair -- though in Lady Godiva’s case it was hair and nothing else. [Catwalk Queen]
Azealia Banks tweeted that she is to perform at the Met Gala, which she is attending as designer Alexander Wang’s celebrity date. But then the tweet mysteriously disappeared, leaving folks wondering, will she or won’t she perform? [N.Y. Post]
The Fragrance Foundation is to give this year’s FiFi Awards (kind of like the Oscars for perfume) in ceremonies May 21 in New York. The five finalists in the ‘Women’s Luxe’ category include a couple of celebrity names among the design houses. The five are: Beyoncé Pulse, Coty Inc.; Bottega Veneta, Coty Prestige; Prada Candy Eau de Parfum Spray, PUIG USA; Someday By Justin Bieber, Give Back Brands; and Tom Ford Violet Blonde, Tom Ford Beauty. Jane Lynch is scheduled to emcee the event. [FiFi Awards]
Olivia Palermo is featured in May’s Vogue Italia. [Vogue Italia]
Amber Rose is the subject of the latest cover story on lifestylemirror.com, the ‘instantly shoppable’ fashion website. Since she’s photographed wearing clothes from Emporio Armani, Michael Kors and Roland Mouret, they are looks a normal, noncelebrity person might want to wear. [lifestylemirror.com]
Designer and “Fashion Star” mentor John Varvatos won the 2012 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show on Saturday. [WWD] (subscription required)
Tracy Reese’s seven-piece capsule collection for Anthropologie is for ‘girly girls.’ [Racked]
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