Lady Gaga wears Iris van Herpen as one of nine outfits during the VMAs

The nine different outfits that Lady Gaga wore at the MTV Video MusicAwards on Monday will go on for ages: from Christopher John Rogers'meter-wide, poison green ball gown and the glittery catsuit with majesticfeather cape by Valentino Haute Couture to the cloak. by Candace Cuoco,which was reminiscent of large folded metal plates. The most poetic outfitof the evening came from Dutch designer Iris van Herpen made a creation forGaga from satin in all colors of the rainbow, lasercut to wafer-thinfringes.

Gaga wore a matching face mask with every outfit. There was one withoctopus tentacles, and for the performance of the song 'Rain on Me', amouth mask on which the lyrics of the song flashed in neon letters. WithVan Herpen's dress, Gaga wore a pink face mask in the shape of an insect'shead, giving her something of an exotic butterfly.

Gaga received five awards during the evening: for artist of the year,song of the year, best cinematography and best collaboration for the track'Rain on Me', and the new Tricon award, for artists who excel at at leastthree different disciplines. During her last speech, Gaga called on thepublic to also wear face masks, 'as a sign of respect' during the time ofcorona.

The VMAs was one of the first award shows to air in the United Statessince the outbreak of the corona pandemic. The program was a combination ofawards and shows on video, and live performances without an audience. Otherwinners of the evening included The Weeknd, Taylor Swift and Megan TheeStallion.

This article was originally published on FashionUnited.NL,translated and edited to English.

Photos: Lady Gaga in Iris van Herpen, via Spice PR