Lady Gaga Tops Fashion Buzzword List for Spring 2010

by Bee-Shyuan Chang (Subscribe to Bee-Shyuan Chang's posts)
Posted Feb 2nd 2010 at 6:03PM

Photo: Valerie Macon, AFP/Getty Images

It looks like Lady Gaga's over-the-top fashion antics have made a lasting impression! Well, at the very least, they continue to have people writing about her. (Guilty as charged.)

So much so, that the outlandish pop star landed the top spot on Spring 2010's fashion buzzword list, compiled by the Global Language Monitor.

The list was created using the organization's proprietary algorithm, which tracks words and phrases in print, online and social media.

"The relationship between Stefani Germanotta, the girl from Yonkers [NY], and haute couture may not be intuitively obvious, until you realize that Stefani would soon grow into one Lady Gaga," said Millie L. Payack, director and fashion correspondent of the Global Language Monitor.

"The fact remains that the world of fashion has been duly impacted by her in ways some subtle and some rather profound."

By "profound" does Payack suggest we'll start seeing face masks and floor-length latex dresses in the front row come New York Fashion Week? We're not so sure Anna would approve.

In other buzzword news, Michelle Obama dropped to number 15, from the coveted number two slot she held last fall, while Alexander McQueen's sci-fi heels have officially become "fashionspeak."

The complete list goes as follows:

Lady Gaga: She catapulted to the top spot with her over-the-top style choices, thanks to all of us who follow them.
Leggings 2.0: We suppose this is the new incarnation of jeggings, meggings and all other stretchy pants? Betcha Lindsay Lohan is happy.
No pants: Thanks again, Gaga!
Off-Shoulder: Due to the ubiquitous nature of one-shoulder and asymmetrical dresses, we're sure.
Chandeliers: We loved them enough on our ceilings to make them a choice earring-style.
Boyfriend: Sometimes jeans, sometimes blazers, and sometimes better than the real thing.
Peek-a-boo: Oh, the cut-outs, how we j'adore.
Camo: It's time to tap into your inner "Rambo."
Hippie-Luxe: You so know the girl -- has a center-part, carries a fringed handbag by Gucci, drives a Prius, professes to not care about material things -- yet still vacations in St. Barths.
Armadillos: Created by Alexander McQueen for his lobster claw footwear-- hey, if they're controversial enough for models to walk out on the show then they're good enough to make the list.
Mixed prints: Clashing can be chic when done right.
Embellishments: Touches of trimmings add instant dazzle.
Ethical Fashion: Fashion with a conscience is no passing trend.
Fashion 2.0: Have designers finally embraced "the Net?" Not if Olivier Theyskens has anything to do with it.
MObama: She drops from last season's number two spot, but FLOTUS, nevertheless remains influential.

With her recent tour stop in NYC and custom Armani Privé ensembles at the Grammys, don't expect Lady Gaga to relinquish her number one spot anytime soon.

But Gaga isn't just crazy about clothes, her beauty choices are also way out there! See the bright yellow two-tone hair she sported at the Grammys.

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Tags: alexander mcqueen, fashion buzzword List, fashion buzzwords, Fashionspeak, Global Language Monitor, Lady Gaga, Language, Lists, Michelle Obama, Spring 2010, Trends

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lex, 2-02-2010, 8:13PM

she's not from Yonkers. If you're going to write about someone, please do your research. She's from Manhattan.

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Osh Kosh M'Bosch, 2-03-2010, 6:57PM

Thank you so much for saying that! i was like SHE SAID THATS THE WORST LIE EVER TOLD ABOUT HER ON THE LENO SHOW.
lame research guys.
but she definitely deserves this!

pay_attention, 3-02-2010, 8:54PM

I was happy to read the article.
Then, I scrolled down to read what the fans are saying.

@ lex: You stopped to insult the writer? That is really messed up!

This isn't a Lady Gaga biography. What are you thinking to insult the writer? The writer quoted someone else anyway. That's why there are quotations around the statement, and the name of who made the statement conveniently written right after. The statement is content relative and important to the article. Maybe you should "research" "how to write an article" before you talk to a writer like you know what you're talking about and like she doesn't know how to do her job.

Title and Subject of Article: Lady Gaga Tops Fashion Buzzword List for Spring 2010

This article is great and full of links!

adorable, 2-05-2010, 2:41PM

I thot a lady should be decently dressed, but this is no lady at all, but a stripper in the eyes of the whole world. do have some respect for your body, you are just a girl out of millions out there. what do you want people to think about when they look at you( good , evil), just think about it world, lady Gaga's photos are weird, completely naked is not fashionable but disgusting!!!!!!!!

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irrelevant_comment, 3-02-2010, 8:55PM

Wow. You are way off trying to speak for the world with your opinion of Lady Gaga.

...keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

This is not a place for irrelevant comments and opinions. It's funny because you think you speak for the whole world, too. Wrong. That's pretty funny. What's even funnier is that you don't know what you're talking about. This isn't a matter of having respect for her body. She is telling a story. She is using expression, an art form... You have no idea what her stories are about. Try not wrongly speaking for the whole world about an artist that you don't understand.

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