Lady Gaga, Versace, Academy Awards, Oscars
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Lady Gaga attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

The world of fashion moves fast, but Lady Gaga apparently moves even faster as she appeared at the 95th Academy Awards wearing a Versace dress that had just appeared on the runway three days ago in Los Angeles.

First worn by Gigi Hadid, the gown consisted of a long-sleeve sheer top featuring black corseting while the skirt was a drop-waist in black satin.

Lady Gaga, Versace, Academy Awards, Oscars, Gigi Hadid
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 09: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the Versace FW23 Show at Pacific Design Center on March 09, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

From the front, it was a stunning example of vampy glamour. From the back, it was pure Lady Gaga – glamour, with a twist: that drop waist was dropped deliberately lower to reveal le petit derriere.

Lady Gaga, Versace, Academy Awards, Oscars
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Lady Gaga attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Dramatic make-up added extra va va voom to the already sizzling look, done by Sarah Tanno, while hair was worn in a stylised braid. Additional dazzle came in the form of Tiffany & Co diamond bracelet and necklace.

While there was talk that Lady Gaga could potentially be performing her Award-nominated song ‘Hold My Hand’ from Top Gun: Maverick, it had been reported that scheduling hadn’t allow it.

But perhaps in the spirit of the film title, Gaga surprised everyone by appearing on stage in ripped jeans and a t-shirt to delivere a raw rendition of the nominated track. As one colleague asked, how did she get all that eye make-up removed so quickly?

Was this actually pre-recorded? Can’t way for the conspiracy theories to begin.

Gaga is currently filming Joker: Folie à Deux, the follow up movie to Joaquin Phoenix’s groundbreaking Joker, which she plays Harley Quinn.