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Fashion Minute: Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress Heads To Rock Hall Of Fame

Christian Allaire — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:22:05 +0000

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We all know Lady Gaga’s infamous meat dress she wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and now the dress is heading to the Rock Hall Of Fame, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The dress, which raised a few eyebrows, was designed by Franc Fernandez and Nicola Formichetti, Gaga’s personal stylist and creative director of Thierry Mugler.

It also infuriated many animal activists, including Peta, who said of the dress: ”Meat is the decomposing flesh of a tormented animal who didn’t want to die, and after a few hours under the TV lights, it would smell like the rotting flesh it is and likely be crawling in maggots — not too attractive, really.”

Although the dress didn’t receive much praise from the fashion industry, it will be showcased at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland on Thursday as part of its current ‘Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power’ exhibit.

The museum says the exhibit “highlights the flashpoints, the firsts, the best, the celebrated — and sometimes lesser known women — who moved rock and roll music and American culture forward.”

My question is how are they preserving the dress? Did they freeze the meat? The exhibition is only one day long, so will they just toss it when it’s done? I think it should be auctioned for charity, and then someone can do whatever they want with it. Eat it, wear it, preserve it.

ABBA Exhibit Coming to England

Vanessa Baker — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:19:26 +0000

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An exhibit dedicated to Swedish pop band ABBA is planned to open in London Jan. 27 at Earls Court, reports CBC.

ABBAWORLD will consist of 25 rooms of memorabilia, behind-the-scenes material and exclusive music. Visitors will get a chance to perform with 3-D holograms of the band members and incorporate themselves into an ABBA video or poster.

“On behalf of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and I, we are delighted to be part of ABBAWORLD and to have the opportunity to share our amazing experiences with our fans,” said band member Frid Lyngstad. “The interactive elements mean this is the first time we can actually take (fans) on the journey with us. London has a special place in all our hearts and we are looking forward to the world premiere of ABBAWORLD in January.”

Plans for a museum in Stockholm devoted to the group have been delayed due to renovations on the building where the museum is to be located.

After ABBAWORLD closes in London, the exhibit is expected to tour the world.

Snoop Dogg Immortalized In Wax

Eva Lam — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:34:58 +0000

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Snoop Dogg has become the latest celebrity to get the Madame Tussauds treatment.

The rapper-turned-reality-star attended the unveiling of his wax replica at the famous Las Vegas museum on Monday, sporting the same outfit as the one worn by his double as he posed for photographs. He also brought along a group of 50 youngsters from his Pomona Steelers football team to the event.

With the $300,000 statue, Snoop becomes the third rap icon to be immortalized at Madame Tussauds. The wax doppelgangers of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, who received the honour posthumously, can be seen at the museum’s Vegas and New York branches, respectively.

“Fa shizzle dizzle I said yes when asked,” Snoop Dogg told PEOPLE recently. “I’m honored! The D O double G got a double.”

Snoop kicks off a spring tour on May 1 in Jackson, MS, to be followed by a summer co-headlining trek across North America with punk-reggae band Slightly Stoopid.