The feathered gowns, the Hollywood pin-up hairstyles, the high-drama trains Lady Gaga appears to be determined that her promotional wardrobe for A Star is Born will go down in fashion history.
And nowhere is her penchant for Old-Hollywood glamour more apparent than in her jewels.
It started with the extraordinary Chopard diamond earrings she wore for the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September; part of the Queen of Kalahari suite of jewelry. They featured a 25-carat pear-cut diamond and a 26-carat heart-shape diamond, just two of the 23 stones cut from the same 342-carat rough diamond. There was the suite of Tiffany &Co diamonds over 100 carats in total.
Gaga’s stylists, Sandra Amador and Tom Eerebout, based her entire look around her jewellery.
They told Vogue.com: “For the Oscars we turned to designers who we have had a history with and who we consider as family.
“The creative process then really began with the jewellery in mind.
“Diamonds carry so much energy within them – it was special to have one with so much history for a truly magical night.”
And the pair were delighted with Gaga’s dress, admitting she had stayed away from black throughout the entire awards season to have the most impact at the Oscars.
They said: “Sarah Burton [creative director] did an amazing job at creating a gown that embodies both a classic approach [to fashion] and the avant garde aesthetic of the brand.
“The element of surprise is so powerful – what makes a red carpet exciting is keeping everything unexpected.”
While the ‘Alejandro’ hitmaker’s updo and black gloves drew further comparisons with Audrey’s most famous movie character, Holly Golightly, the stylists insisted that wasn’t their intention.
They said: “Lady Gaga is the narrative. We have had so much fun doing such drastically different looks while remaining true to her.”