Human Flower Project
Sucker-Flowered by Lady Gaga
She’s a celebrity, or close enough. She’s a singer, approximately. And Lady Gaga now has our attention, having worn a giant glossy black flower on her head Monday. Ms. Gaga was stepping out to the “MAC Viva Glam Launch held at Ill Bottaccio” whatever any of that might be, in London. At the event, she spoke about, what else, herself, how she intends to be a role model for young women (isn’t somebody else supposed to say that?) and how she’s throwing her spotlit self at the issue of HIV awareness, AIDS now being increasingly a disease of women.
What made us cave in to her latest publicity stunt was its classic use of flowers: simultaneously to draw attention and to mask. LG’s oversized black rose (see Waylon Jennings for the symbolism on that one) obscured not only her face but her vision. So much so that, despite her costume’s edginess,it required a very ordinary looking and patient bald fellow to get her safely down a few steps and into a cab.
Who says the age of gallantry—or the culture of flowers—is dead?
Lady Gaga and an unnamed escort set out for the
MAV Viva Glam Launch Monday in London