#mohawk and chunky black necklace

[theunvanquishedzims]

Look at this fella and his little necklace

White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa)

© Dubi Shapiro

[lamaisongaga]

FASHION CREDITS: MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS FOR SNL

Mary Ellen Matthews photographed Lady Gaga back in November 2013 when the singer hosted Saturday Night Live and served as musical guest as well to promote her #1 album “ARTPOP”. 

She was styled by Brandon Maxwell. The makeup was done by Tara Savelo and the hair by Frederic Aspiras.

We’re starting our journey down memory lane off with the musical guest posing in a stunning Atelier Versace Fall/Winter 2013 hand-embellished midnight blue reverse halter gown.

What we’re looking at here is a statement necklace created by Rodrigo Otazu for his 2013 “Punk” collection. 

She’s also wearing a custom Dsquared² top hat covered in jacquard raffia lamé suit, inspired by their Spring/Summer 2014 collection, a nod to 50s vixens and pin-up girls. Velvety opera gloves completed the look.

Look #2 comprises a Prabal Gurung Spring/Summer 2014 suit and pants. 

The lightweight wrap blazer boasts a white snakeskin panel at the waist, dual vent, two flap pockets and eye hook closure at front. The color-block slim-fit pants feature mesh panels.

A pair of round palm print shades from Kitty Joseph’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection and a custom silver metallic version of the Lady Mary shoes by Noritaka Tatehana were added to take the look few levels higher.

You’re about to discover a handful of emerging designers during this shoot. In the face shots above Gaga is wearing an oversized white coat by Melitta Baumeister, a German designer currently working in New York. 

The coat is from Baumeister’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection. You can find out more about her on her website.

In this bumper, Gaga is chewing on a miniature Empire State Building while wearing the New York Doll bikini from Tableaux Vivants’ Fall/Winter 2013 collection. 

The bikini comprises an ivory brassiere top with black appliquéd lettering that reads "New York" and a high-waisted bikini bottom with ivory lettering that reads "City”. 

Her latex gloves are from young designer Misora Nakamori’s “Keen at Ease” collection.

The rest of the accessories included a feather showgirl headpiece, S/HE earrings are from Milan-based designer label ABODI’s Fall/Winter 2013 “New Religion Nr 1″ collection, influenced by Fellini, Vatican and a kind of decadent Memento Mori atmosphere...

...and the silver Lotus septum piercing by Tawapa.

The leg accessories included the Falke pure matte 50 stay-up stocking in black...

...and these Pleaser Infinity-2049 knee-high platform boots rendered in black vinyl and accented with multiple buckles!

The last look of our SNL bumper series includes custom-made Erickson Beamon headpiece, choker, earrings and seashell pasties. 

The fantasy fur jacket is from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture graduate Huang Ting-Yun’s collection, titled “Building the Void”.

The chunky hoops are a silver version of the Queen’s Ransom crystal hoop earrings, also by Erickson Beamon.

Her silver Swarovski crystal-encrusted Muffa pumps are custom Giuseppe Zanotti.

For the outtakes, she switched a few things up! She’s wearing the Mordekai Spring/Summer 2014 pink horsehair plume mohawk headdress.

Her knitted crochet pencil skirt with tasseled hem is from Sister by Sibling’s Spring/Summer 2014 runway show!