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Lady Gaga’s (Eight) Wax Doubles Revealed

Dec/09/2010 at 10:00 AM ET

Lady Gaga Gets WaxedMark Cuthbert/Abaca

There’s more than enough Lady Gaga to go around: Madame Tussauds has unveiled not one–but eight!–wax figures of the always over-the-top diva in her signature statement styles. Gaga’s figures are going global and will be displayed in New York, Las Vegas, London, Hollywood, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong and Shanghai, reports the UK’s Daily Mail. The museum spent $2.4 million–about $300,000 each–getting her looks just right. Her wax replicas are dressed straight from her iconic wardrobe, ranging from the Philip Treacy-designed ‘Telephone’ hat that she wore on UK talk show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross to the nude body stocking and towering purple hair piece she rocked in July 2009. Gaga joins the ranks of other fashionistas like Heidi Klum and Eva Longoria, who have all been immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds. Tell Us: Which Lady Gaga wax figure is your favorite? –Alison Schwartz

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Jean Paul Gaultier Retrospective to Tour U.S. in 2011

Nov/22/2010 at 02:30 PM ET

Jean Paul Gaultier Retrospective to Tour U.S.Richard Young/Startraks; John Roca/Rex Features

After three decades as the perpetual enfant terrible of French couture, Jean Paul Gaultier is finally getting some deserved respect–and his very own retrospective. The first ever museum exhibit dedicated to the man credited with popularizing Trash fashion, designing Madonna‘s iconic cone bra and putting men back into kilts, will open at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal in June 2011 before making a pit stop in the U.S. ‘The Fashion World of Jean-Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk’ features more than 100 items, including ready-to-wear and haute couture pieces along with sketches and photographs celebrating the designer’s 35 years in fashion. The exhibition will then travel to Dallas (Nov. 13 – Feb. 12) and the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum (March 24 to August 19, 2012.) — and additional cities are under consideration. “He’s positively thrilled,” a spokesman for the designer told PEOPLE. –Peter Mikelbank

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Lady Gaga to Get Her Own Wax Figure!

Aug/26/2010 at 02:30 PM ET

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It looks like we’ll be seeing twice as much of Lady Gaga and her statement-making styles before the year is out! Madame Tussauds has confirmed to PEOPLE that the superstar will be immortalized with her very own wax figure, set to be unveiled at the museum’s New York CIty location–as well as additional figures in undisclosed cities–before year’s end. And while it may have been easy to choose signature styles for fellow body doubles like Marylin Monroe and Kim Kardashian, choosing just one iconic look for Gaga out of the hundreds of over-the-top ensembles, might prove to be a true fashion challenge. Will Gaga’s multiple figures feature her outrageous headgear or her barely-there bodysuits? If you think you know which Gaga look should be set in wax, visit nycwax.com to voice your fashion voice and point them in the right direction. Tell Us: Which Lady Gaga look should be recreated for her waxy look? –Jessie Goldberg

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Jane Lynch: It’s ‘Strange & Eerie’ to See Myself as a Wax Figure

Aug/04/2010 at 04:45 PM ET

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Jane Lynch has a clone. The Glee star, 50, was joined by her new wife Dr. Lara Embry, a real-life high school Glee club, and more than 100 screaming fans Wednesday morning when her wax figure was unveiled at Madame Tussauds on Hollywood Blvd. Following opening remarks by Ian Brennan, the co-creator of the hit Fox show, Lynch walked out beside her statue, modeled after her character Sue Sylvester, and told the crowd, “Holy crap—unbelievable. This is too much. This is too weird. I feel like I’m seeing myself in a coffin or something. Thank you so much!” Lynch tells PEOPLE the whole experience is “strange and eerie,” adding, “it looks just like me.” But the cloning process was not so simple. “It took four hours,” Lynch said. “They took the measurements of my face and my body, and they put dots all over. There was a contraption that measured from here to here, to here, to here, to here for four hours.”–Dahvi Shira

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Sarah Jessica Parker’s Stylish New Job: Museum Tour Guide!

Apr/23/2010 at 05:40 PM ET

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First Halston came knocking on her door, and now New York’s world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art is recruiting Sarah Jessica Parker for her style expertise. The museum has asked the tastemaker to record an audio guide for their Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit, reports WWD. And with 2010′s theme being “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity,” Sarah Jessica seems a natural choice. “Because of Sex and the City, she is so much associated with New York and with America, and with using fashion as a way to shape identity,” says Andrew Bolton, the institute’s curator, of choosing their new virtual tour guide. The new exhibit, which will explore perceptions of the American woman from the 1890s to the 1940s, will open on May 5. For more information on the Costume Institute check out MetMuseum.org. Tell us: What do think of Sarah Jessica’s newest gig?

Michelle Obama Donates “Masterpiece” Inaugural Gown to the Smithsonian

Mar/09/2010 at 02:39 PM ET

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While many designers dreamed of creating Michelle Obama‘s inaugural gown, it was young Jason Wu who nabbed the honor with his one-of-a-kind one shoulder ivory gown with delicate floral details. And today, the 27-year old designer stood next to the stylish First Lady, in a Prabal Gurung sheath, as his handiwork was donated to the Smithsonian to be a part of “The First Ladies at the Smithsonian” exhibit. Mrs. Obama praised Wu’s work as being “a masterpiece. It is simple, it’s elegant, and it comes from this brilliant young mind, someone who is living the American Dream.” And as for seeing her gown be a part of a museum exhibit, the First Lady admitted to being just a little flustered by the attention to her wardrobe. “And I have to say, to be honest, I am very honored and very humbled, but I have to say that I’m also a little embarrassed by all the fuss being made over my dress. Like many of you, I’m not used to people wanting to put things I’ve worn on display. So, all of this is a little odd, so forgive me.” But, she continued eloquently, “But, at the same time, I truly recognize the significance of this day. This gown –- and all of the items that we’ll see in this wonderful exhibit –- help us connect with a moment in history in a very real way.” And she explained that she felt connected to that historical day in her own life just by looking at her dress — for the first time since she took it off! “When I look at my gown –- which I, in fact, have not seen since the day that I took it off –- memories of that moment truly come rushing back.” And a thrilling moment it was, as she explained, “I’ll never forget the moment that I slipped on this beautiful gown. I remember how just luscious I felt as the President and I were announced onto the stage for the first of many dances. And I’ll cherish that moment for the rest of my life.” The new gallery in the “The First Ladies at the Smithsonian” exhibit, “A First Lady’s Debut,” opens to the public March 10. Get more details at americanhistory.si.edu and see a behind-the-scenes video here.

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Rodarte Fashion Exhibition To Open Next Month

Jan/27/2010 at 01:19 PM ET

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Rodarte, the wildly imaginative line by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, can be found on trend-setting stars, from Reese Witherspoon to Natalie Portman—as well as civilian fashionistas, with the successful launch of their affordable GO International Collection for Target, which promptly sold out upon hitting stores in December. As if the award-winning line (the sisters won the 2009 CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award) needed any more validation, it will soon be on display at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in N.Y.C, as the focus of the upcoming “Quicktake: Rodarte” fashion installation. A selection of Rodarte designs from past collections will be on view from February 11th through March 14th. For more information, visit cooperhewitt.org. -Emily Hsieh

 

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