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FASHION CREDITS: ‘G.U.Y.’ MUSIC VIDEO PART I

Lady Gaga took directing back in her own hands when filming her music video for “G.U.Y.” in early 2014. Filmed at the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, the mini film lasts nearly 12 minutes and features 4 songs. Shortened versions of ‘ARTPOP’ and ‘Venus’, the full version of ‘G.U.Y.’, and an extended version of ‘MANiCURE’ during the credits.

Fashion director: Brandon Maxwell. Key hair and makeup artists: Frederic Aspiras and Laura Dominique.

In the opening scene of our ‘ARTPOP’ film, Gaga, portraying the injured Himeros, wears a pair of brown wings by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and Haus of Gaga arrow, both custom-made for the video. 

Her body is spray painted with crimson paint and she’s also wearing fishnet tights.

When injured, barely alive Gaga came to the castle, she was welcomed and carried inside by two guardians (played by Graham Breitenstein and Asiel Hardison), wearing hooded black rubber capes from the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate, Martijn van Strien‘s “Dystopian Brutalist Outerwear” collection.

In the healing process scene, the dancers in black wear swimsuits by Mikoh, Beach Riot, Araks and American Apparel. 

One of the girls wears a super elaborate creation by London-based costume maker and avantgarde fashion designer, Katarzyna Konieczka. The one-of-a-kind corset, a fusion of plastics and fabrics, is called Black Snakes In The Water, and was inspired by “black snakes entangling bodies immersed in water. The shape was designed to evoke the way of swimming and writhing of moray eels and water hoses”. 

The dancer on the right wears a leather shoulder piece from Valentim Quaresma’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection, “Daydream”. With this collection Valentim yearns to find the connection between industrialization and creativity. 

The model in the middle wears another leather shoulder piece from Assaad Awad’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection while the black headpieces are by Arturo Rios: Alison velvet bow headband and Noir silk satin bow headpiece.

All girls are wearing Vince Camuto Fall/Winter 2013 Onya black leather pointed-toe Chelsea booties!

The healing process scene continues as we see more and more dancers and models. 

We see a few wearing black braided hair headpieces by Charlie Le Mindu while others wear Bea Szenfeld Spring/Summer 2014 paper couture (more to these later) and silver orb skirts (worn as headpieces) from Bea’s “Sur La Plage” collection. 

Her male dancers are wearing white vests by BLK DNM, jeans by PAIGE with white leather boots by Dr. Martens. 

The synchronized swimmers are wearing black swimsuits by Body Glove with custom neoprene headpieces by Mia Gyzander.

The dancers cover Gaga with a purple tulle veil embellished with flowers and colorful monarch butterflies - a custom creation by Philip Treacy for the video.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills make an appearance in the music video. All of them are wearing custom hand-painted pink neoprene dresses by artist and designer Holly Fowler.

The models around them are all wearing the paper couture creations from Bea Szenfeld’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection which included shapes of animals (lions, bears, gorillas etc.), plants and architectural sculptures.

Stay tuned for the next chapter!

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FASHION CREDITS: ‘G.U.Y.’ MUSIC VIDEO PART III

Here is the third chapter to the fashion credits of Lady Gaga’s 12 minutes-length mini ‘ARTPOP' film  featuring the single ‘G.U.Y.’, directed by the singer herself. Click here to view the previous chapter.

The color white played a huge role in the music video. In the resurrection scene, featuring SkyDoesMinecraft, Gaga wears the stunning white Wendy dress that belongs to POL Studio’s Spring/Summer 2014 “Goldie” collection.

Her clear PVC belt was created by Zana Bayne for Prabal Gurung’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection and features a layered white leather panel.

The girls are decked in fuchsia silk gowns with hand-painted trompe-l'œil jewels by emerging designer Holly Fowler which were paired with Futuristic Steampunk pink gradient eyewear masks by Hi Tek Designs.

During the scene in Heart Castle’s iconic Roman pool, Gaga wears the black buckled one-piece swimsuit from the aforementioned POL Studio collection.

Her 14k gold large and small Throwing Star cuffs were designed by Lynn Ban, and are composed of nine and five “throwing stars” respectively. 

The sandals are custom Ruthie Davis Joanne ankle sleeve platform sandals with perspex heels.

The female models around them are all wearing blonde hair headpieces and golden latex bodysuits from the Charlie Le Mindu x Atsuko Kudo “Gold Sabah” Fall/Winter 2013 collection.

Meanwhile, the male models pose casually while wearing black briefs with medusa and golden Greek keys by Versace. 

The gold floaties each of them wear was an original idea of Gaga’s. Stylist assistant Gianni Catalina came up with the concept and designer MARIALIA made exactly 12 pieces within 48 hours.

For the bed scene, Gaga wears a fabulous red Dunes swimsuit by La Perla. 

The elegant number, a fusion of ultra-light materials combined with stretch lycra and transparent stretch tulle mesh, features multifunctional straps that can be crossed at the back or attached at the neck.

Lynn Ban’s 14k gold & diamond pavé Barbed Wire choker...

...and Facets 14k yellow-gold cuff (she was the first to wear this piece!) further accessorized the look.

Her Kassy laminated gold leather sandals with baroque heel are from Sonia Rykiel’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection.

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Tabletop Game Review: Bunny Party At Maple Valley

Tabletop Game Review: Bunny Party At Maple Valley

Bunny Party Evan’s Games Playtime: 20-30 Minutes 3-4 Bunnies (Players)   It’s a special time at Maple Valley. The Night Sky Party is coming soon, and the bunnies are working hard to put together the perfect party. Bunny Party At Maple Valley is a semi-competitive card game for three to four players. Each player is a bunny who wants to get all the pieces needed for a great party and stop the other…

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Paint a picture in Holly Fowler

[teenvogue]

There is but one word to describe Holly Fowler's designs: whimsical.

Fittingly, her story reads a bit like a fashion fairy tale: Upon graduation from Central Saint Martins, British luxury mecca Browns bought her thesis collection, propelling her to work for the likes of John Galliano and Louis Vuitton.

The thrill of designing for herself once again took hold just a couple years later, however, and we're sure glad it did.

See more of today's emerging designers in our slideshow >> 

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Meeting Holly Fowler and seeing her stunning handpainted designs at Jeff Koons’ studio was such a treat! #nyfw

Photo by Julia Rubin.