When you think Lady Gaga, you may think of several of the strange and groundbreaking fashion choices that she’s made over the years. But there is no other ensemble that is more well known from her repertoire than her meat suit. Lady Gaga’s meat dress is one that made history as one of the strangest outfits to ever hit the red carpet. And while you may have seen the weird outfit for yourself, there are some facts that few people know about how this look was pulled off. To learn more about the infamous get up, check out these 7 surprising facts about lady gaga’s meat dress.
It took 50 pounds of meat to make the dress.
If you wondered how much meat it took to make the suit, here is your answer. 50 pounds of meat was reserved to make the suit, but some of the fat was trimmed, so to speak. So it ended up being about 40 pounds of meat. There were a few extra pounds added with the meat wrapped around her shoes. Can you imagine walking around with 50 pounds of meat strapped to your body?
The dress was refrigerated during its creation.
To make sure it did not spoil, the dress had to be refrigerated constantly, even while it was being sewn together. It took about three days total to gather the meat as well as completely create the meaty masterpiece. The masterminds behind the dress plan to let the dress dry out to be turned into jerky.
The dress of meat had a sweet smell.
This is actually surprising, as you would think the dress might begin to stink as it was not on ice while on the runway. But Lady Gaga did confirm that the dress smelled sweet, according to sources. This must be due to the good refrigeration during the creative process.
