When Lady Gaga, patron saint of freaks and queens, stepped onto the red carpet on Sept. 30, all I could think was: Mother Monster is officially back. The pop star never actually went anywhere, but her famously outrageous fashion sense has been notably absent in recent years.
In 2022, Lady Gaga pivoted aesthetics entirely, favoring high-glamour over theatrics. And though her Marilyn Monroe era was undeniably fabulous, I missed the over-the-top Gaga—the one who wore a meat dress on the red carpet and hatched from an egg on stage.
