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From Gaga’s Golden Wheelchair to Demi’s Bedazzled Boot: How Stars Nurse Injuries — Stylishly

03/13/2013 at 03:14 PM ET

Lady Gaga gold wheelchairKen Borochov/Splash News Online

If you thought Lady Gaga would be recovering from her hip surgery like any other citizen — well, you obviously haven’t been paying enough attention.

After laying low for a few weeks to recover, the perpetually surprising singer rolled out her latest accessory — literally. She wheeled out of her N.Y.C. hotel (see the pic here) in a 24-karat gold-plated wheelchair created for her by jewelry designer Ken Borochov from Mordekai, whom she’d previously tapped to create a gold claw for her fragrance launch.

The chair features a tufted leather seat and a removable canopy, which is why Borochov said in a statement, “I was thrilled to create what I affectionately dubbed the Chariot, a chair fit only for a queen.”

Demi Lovato bootGeorge Pimentel/Getty

Though Gaga considers herself a trailblazer, she’s not the first star this year to make a style statement out of her injury.

At the 2013 Oscars in February, Kristen Stewart added a pair of crutches to her Reem Acra gown, then completed the avant-garde look by wearing one Bloch flat on her injured foot and a Jimmy Choo heel on the other.

Demi Lovato bootSnappers/ZUMA

And Demi Lovato refused to let her cast keep her from looking cute last month, bedazzling it with funky studs to really dress the look up for London Fashion Week.

Tell us: What do you think of Gaga’s latest look?

–Alex Apatoff

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La-La on

So vain!

Tiffany on

Tacky.

Julia Emry on

seriously????? And I thought this whole time the kardashians were the dumbest people i know.

Stacia on

OMGOSH!! What a waste of money, good money at that. Granted she can do with her money what she wants but I am on the frugal side so even if I had the money I would never do this!

emsmythe on

This makes headlines the same day I receive news of a young 13 year old orphan being held hostage by a hospital in Kenya that will not release her until she pays a 900.00 medical bill for a life saving surgery. Tell me, why should Gaga be applauded for her style sense? Her blinged out wheelchair could pay this girls medical bill 10x and over. Bleck. Gaga’s lavish and self-indulgent lifestyle is nothing to model your life after.

linda caldwell on

Only if she gives the chair to an auction house so the money can go to a good charity.

JustinSupporter on

I can’t believe what people are buying these days

Danette on

And yet we have disabled veterans wheeling around in MUCH less style than this…AND some are homeless too…WELCOME to AMERICA!! *insert sarcastic face*

guest on

gaga……gag, gag…. i probably could have used the money i spent on my “chariot” to feed the homeless, but i am vain and selfish.

Digusted with you - finally on

Really Gaga ? or should I say Caca !!!!!!!
All that talk about your little monsters and charity with your mother ? or is it only for taxation purposes

Lol on

@Julia only in your wildest dream you know Kim K….lol

Danette on

@ emsythe-I just had a friend who was doing charity nursing work in India-a young man in his 20′s came in with a shattered pelvis, needed a life saving surgery BUT had to be sent to a public hospital because of funding. He died in the parking lot of the public hospital. There is a lot of screwed up things in this world, none of which I will ever understand.

Dayna on

Tacky and obscene. Just like Gaga herself.

dan on

Fabulous!

Scarlett on

Um, ok, you guys all know that Lady Gaga can do what she wants with her money, right? No need to be so antagonistic towards her. Geez, people these days, spending their time criticising people because they aren’t happy with themselves.

Amanda on

I know this is Lady Gaga, and this is just the kind of thing she does. Normally I just roll my eyes and move on to the next story, but I can’t help but feel that this time she’s really overstepped the limits of decency and sensitivity. Here in my country I know more than a couple of people who are handicapped and who would do anything to have access to a decent quality wheelchair, but can’t afford it. To see this woman parading around in a solid gold wheelchair is like a bad joke, I feel offended on behalf of those people. By all means, be different, make yourself the weirdest wheelchair you can conceive so no one mistakes you for a normal person for even a second, but is it really necessary to flaunt your wealth in such an insensitive manner?

chrystal on

Even handicapped shes annoying.

Zomberina Contagion on

She looks like Octomom in the majority of these shots.

Amanda on

@Scarlett Not all criticism stems from a need to compensate for a low self-esteem, and your generalization that anyone criticizing Gaga must only be doing so because they are unhappy with themselves only makes you seem as judgmental as you accused others of being. Believe it or not, sometimes people will criticize something or someone because they genuinely feel that it’s wrong. Gaga may have a right to do whatever she wants with her money, but that doesn’t make everything she does with her money right. Lady Gaga is in a position of power, where many people look to her as a role model, and just like anyone in that position she is (and should be) subject to much more scrutiny. The day people start letting those who are in a position to influence generations of people behave however they want without worrying what kind of message it’s sending to society, I think that’s the day we can say we truly gave up trying.

LOVE IT on

LOL THAT’S ACTUALLY HILARIOUS. Definitely a waste of money that could have been donated to charity, but either way that is actually really funny.

Me on

She should be walking around if she had hip surgery. Any surgeon or physiotherapist will tell you that.

danielle on

Lady Gaga’s chair is obscene!

Brynn on

Materialistic pig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Journey on

Well, it does somewhat look like like a ‘Munster’ wheelchair and I guess that would be appropriate for Gaga. It’s her money, but IMO, talk about ridiculous!

Classof2013 on

Why are some people so concerned about what she does with her money? She worked for it, and she can spend it on whatever she wants. And yes, she does donate to charity, she can’t save everyone.

DYG on

It’s perfect for her. I hope she donates it/auctions it off for a good cause when she’s done with it. I wish K-Stew had decorated her crutches for the Oscars. Studded boot = cute. Recuperation has come a long way!

Karen on

How tacky. She is what is wrong with pop culture. I hope during this absence people realize how tacky and pointless she is. She’s plagiarized 2-3 songs from Madonna and the rest all have her same recycled beats.

Julie on

Im sorry, that wheel chair looks like it belongs Eddie Munsters Mother or one of the Adams family member..All thats missing is the carriage lamps.

Leslee on

It seems to me she missed a big opportunity on this one.

Send out a press release about said glam-chair being fit for a queen and when the queen is back together again, it will be auctioned off to raise funds for a medical charity. Problem solved, except it wasn’t.

Ambeck22 on

Ridiculous or not (which I think it is), it’s her money and she can waste it however she wants. Some of these charity posts are just ignorant. She does PLENTY for charity and shouldn’t be chastised for spending her money in non-charitable ways.

diddy on

this girl can do whatever she wants with her money. if she wants to feel good by buying a nice looking wheelchair, then why cant she? she legitimately needs to be in a wheelchair, and she earned the money! until you give up ALL of your worldly possessions and give your hard earned money to the less fortunate, you have no room to judge whatsoever. if you are reading this and typing a comment on a computer, you have more than enough to help these people you are talking about. not to mention, last year alone she gave MILLIONS to charity, which you will probably never earn in your miserable life. so look in your own backyard before you start tossing sh*t in other peoples.

JC on

Most people have to cut corners to afford meds and more often than not, are behind on medical bills…then you have this chic rubbing her riches in people’s faces by being toted around in a 24k gold plated wheelchair complete with leather canopy. Yes, this is what we idolize as a society. Real classy.

catey on

so wasteful.

Achilles on

Whoa diddy, you sure told them lol

Ivixen on

Sounds like Obama needs to hit up Gaga to pay for the White House tours for kids. She seems to have plenty of cash to go around.

CAM on

Meanwhile, in Africa…….

Amanda on

There are people that can’t afford cancer treatments for themselves or thier children, or even just basic care for themselves. This woman spent god knows what on a wheel chair. Sell the damn thing and buy 50 regular ones and give them to the crippled homeless vets who have no where to go. Jerk.

Genevieve on

It may be karat for the Kardashian but it’s carat People…
It’s so tacky but honestly, i’m not really surprised. I guess you have to spend your money somewhere.

Amanda on

To me, it has nothing to do with how much she spent on that chair as opposed to how much she gives charity. I have no idea whether Lady Gaga donates to charity or not, and if so how much. What bothers me is the significance of it, or, in other words, the fact that IT’S A FRICKIN WHEELCHAIR. Something millions of handicapped and/or sick people need in order to have any quality of life! This has got to be one of the greatest displays of frivolity I have ever seen. The fact that people would defend this says a lot about our culture and the world we live in. I wonder if reactions would be the same if she had bathed a plate of food in gold just because she can. The significance is pretty much the same. It’s as if she’s saying ‘Look everybody, see this thing people need to survive or live with dignity but can’t always afford? Well I have it in solid gold!’ It’s not about how much money she may or may not donate, doing so does not giver her a free pass to be inconsiderate.

ITSHERMONEY on

It’s HER money so let her spent it. She was a struggling artist and she worked her butt off to get to the top. Let her enjoy her money. And apparently, this wheelchair cost around $5000 and that is a lot. BUT, if your married I’m sure you have a ring costing somewhere in the thousands and it shows your a hypocrite because that one ring could have bought 100′s of people food or meds. It may sound dumb but what many of you are looking at this wheelchair in disgust, I’m sure people in Africa look at your “diamond” in disgust.

Glamslinky on

It’s SWAG, people. A total freebie made for her and given to her as a gift from a designer. Free. She didn’t purchase the damn thing. So quit your ragging. It’s an endorsement opportunity for her, and free advertising for Ken Borochov. I mean, for what it’s worth, you never kick a gift
horse in the mouth…that and a lot of artists will agree to use designers’ products in exchange for a donation to a chosen charity.

What a bunch of uptight beyatches you all are. O_o

cynthia on

How many children would he have been able to provide a wheelchair to for the price of this tacky and tasteless contraption?

Boe on

I hope Lady Gaga will be donating that chair once done with it.

dramamama on

sorry–i dont normally post anything negative but that is really excessive without need. Yes, she makes her own money and I am not negating that. But to commission a gold wheel chair? Out of touch with reality.

kay on

nice to have way more money than taste

CCD on

Adults, children and babies starving and dying from curable diseases all over the works and this is where she felt money was worth spending. There are no words.

CCD on

All over the world, not works.

Kristie on

Lady Gaga donates alot of money to charity so people need to leave her alone! What is the difference between her getting a special wheelchair and all the famous people spending crazy money on huge houses they dont need and dont even spend much time at? People need to leave Gaga alone she is amazing!

Granny on

I think she is the reincarnation of Joan Crawford, great at what she does, but truly no class. She may end up like Joan broke and alone. GaGa is entitled to spend her money how she likes, but then she has to be prepared along with other celebs that spend on foolish things or over indulge that those of us that are struggling may find them useless.

sunnyd on

Ridiculous.

Lailonna on

There are people in this world that would die to have one meal in their stomach each day, but Gaga can afford to throw her money away on an over the top wheel chair that she is only going to use while recovery from surgery .. that is so terribly over the top vain! Really Gaga, put your money where your mouth is and help the less fortunate instead

Jordan on

Are you F*#king kidding me right now? seriously? Omg..what a waste of money. She is an idiot.

Mel on

Lady Gagme has lost all touch with reality.

deb on

what a waste

shosh on

Ugh! At least she can get out of that wheelchair and walk! I suffered a spinal cord injury and I am paralyzed from the waist down. My wheelchair isn’t blinged out and I use it 24/7!

carlosavs7 on

Reblogged this on carlosavs7.

mo on

Wow people starve and kids go hungry and she gets a chair like a queen. It is sad that priorities are all wrong.

mo on

Stars are truly vain people!

I LOVE NY on

Here she is rolling around in an expensive wheelchair where people like me are struggling to pay rent and figure out how I can buy a mattress. She makes me sick! Donate to charity! Especially those affected by hurricane sandy!

rizgrace on

People are rude. She spent $3K on a chair, whoop-dee. When she auctions that, that $3K will surpass $30K. Auction money she will donate to charity incase people didn’t already think of that.
So while some complain that the $3K she spent on herself is ridiculous, think about how much she will end up selling it for a then think about how much more she’d have to donate.

a on

i don’t even think the queen would invest in something like that.

 

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