Last week - 29th of September, 2012 - I went to Gaga's Born This Way Ball in the Sportpaleis at Antwerp. My friend Marc and I arrived there just before 10 am and got into the Monster Pit line. (What is the Monster Pit? There's a catwalk attached to the stage, and the space between the catwalk and the stage is called the monster pit. If you arrive early you might get into the pit with a lot of other dedicated monsters, plus you're really close to the stage). We waited there all day, met some other dedicated fans we knew from twitter and by 5:15 pm, it was time to go inside! First there were two opening acts, Gaga's friend Lady Starlight and the British band The Darkness. A little after 8:40 pm Gaga's show started. This experience was so intense. Gaga is really beautiful and her voice is so pure, she can dance so well and her style and passion amaze me.
Today I'll be showing you which outfits Gaga had on during the show I saw - 29092012 - so there might be some different outfits in other shows. I really hope you like seeing them. Enjoy!
Outfit 1
Intro - Highway Unicorn (Road to love) - Government Hooker
As the song Highway Unicorn starts playing, Gaga comes in riding a fake unicorn. Gaga's dancers - dressed as soldiers - are walking in front of her and behind her. They are wearing outfits by Void of Course. Three of them are carrying guns, the remaining dancers are carrying flags with G.O.A.T. on it. (See the Born This Way video to understand what G.O.A.T. is). Gaga herself is wearing an outfit by Armani Privé, which you can see on the sketch below.
Outfit 2
Born This Way
During Born This Way, Gaga and her dancers are wearing translucent pale yellow latex outfits. During this song I really felt like Gaga saw me: she looked me in the eyes and pointed her finger at me. Anyway, Gaga is wearing an outfit by Armani Privé which you can see on the sketch below, and her dancers are wearing outfits by Perry Meek for the Haus of Gaga.
Outfit 3
Black Jesus † Amen Fashion
During Black Jesus † Amen Fashion, Gaga is wearing another translucent pale yellow latex outfit by TBA (Hat by unknown) and her dancers are still wearing the same outfit as during Born This Way.
Outfit 4
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary starts playing and Gaga skates over the catwalk surrounding the Monster Pit. She is wearing a dress by Perry Meek for the Haus of Gaga, a helmet by Salvatore Salamone and a jacket by Tex Saverio. Her dancers are wearing similar white outfits.
Outfit 5
Bad Romance - Judas
At the beginning of Bad Romance, Gaga comes out of an egg - we call it a 'Vessel' - wearing a mask, dress and shoes by Brandon Maxwell with the Void of course. Her dancers wear jackets by the same designer. She performs Judas wearing the same outfit.
Outfit 6
Fashion of His Love - Just Dance
This is one of my favourite performances of the show. The castle opens and you can see different rooms, which I think are really cute. One with a boudoir, one is a bedroom, one with a clothing rack and so on. Every show there are different pieces of clothing hanging in the rack, they are all previously worn outfits from 2008 to 2012. At the 29th of September, the pieces of clothing were the Kermit the frog dress by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, the oversized purple jacket with a golden cross on the back, which was worn at the intro of the Monster Ball, by Muto-Little Costumes, a faux fur coat (designer unknown), the original white Origami dress by Haus of Gaga and the Spiked mirror outfit by Armani Privé. During the performance she is wearing a pink "origami crane" dress by Christian Dada.
Outfit 7
LoveGame - Telephone
The performance of LoveGame begins with Gaga appearing with a capsule on the runway. She is wearing a crown that resembles the headpiece of the Statue of Liberty. The crown, top, skirt and boots are by Atelier Versace. The dancers are all wearing outfits by Atelier Versace, too. When she starts performing Telephone, you can see her wearing a bodysuit underneath the skirt, by Void of Course.
Outfit 8
Heavy Metal Lover - Bad Kids - Hair - Yoü and I - Electric Chapel
During Heavy Metal Lover, Gaga drives across the runway with a motorcycle, then she performs Bad Kids. When she has performed these two songs, she plays Hair and You and I on a keyboard which is attached to the motorcycle. Then she starts performing Electric Chapel. She plays the electric guitar and to her left and right there are two translucent boxes which are lighting up, showing Gaga's two guitarists. The lights are so spectacular during Electric Chapel, it was amazing. During all these songs, Gaga was wearing a Jumpsuit by Atelier Versace.
Outfit 9
Americano - Poker Face
The intro of the song starts playing and Gaga is dancing around a meat rack, wearing a meat dress. (Not a real one this time!) In the September 2012 issue of Vogue, she said : “We were talking about putting the show together, And I said, OK, what if I was someone’s grandma and I was going to a concert tonight. How would I know that it was a Gaga show? And we all just sort of looked at each other and said, ‘The meat dress.’ We talked a lot about the original intention, which was to create an outfit that is indicative of the fact that underneath all of our different skin colors and religions and beliefs, we are all made of flesh and bone." Then she performs Poker Face in the same dress. This bodysuit and skirt are designed by Perry Meek X Haus of Gaga, and the dancers are wearing meat bikini's by Perry Meek.
Outfit 10
Alejandro
Gaga comes on stage on a meat sofa and starts singing Alejandro. She is wearing a gun bra by Perry Meek X Haus of Gaga and pants (which I adore!) by Haus of Gaga.
Outfit 11
Paparazzi - Scheiße
At the end of Paparazzi, Gaga comes on stage wearing a black outfit, designer unknown. Then she starts singing Scheiße, which caused such a party in the Monster Pit!
Outfit 12
The Edge of Glory - Marry the Night
First, Gaga starts playing The Edge of Glory on the piano wearing a silk satin skeleton print robe, by Atelier Verscace. After that, she performs the studio version of The Edge of Glory and Marry the Night, which is the last song of the night. During the studio version of TEOG and MTN, she is wearing a leather top, shorts and a jacket by Atelier Versace.
She also took some fans on stage, which was a wonderful moment.
Thank you all so much for reading this post. I'm really happy to share this experience with you guys. I still can't believe I have been to the Born This Way Ball, and even saw it from the Monster Pit. It was such a wonderful thing, being there with all my fellow monsters. See you next week,
Xoxo
Sanne ♥
