I Can Hear the Decadence Calling

I'm Kinda Busy

An epic music video. You must watch all 9 minutes. I promise every second is detailed, thought out, and worth it. 

Best 'Telephone' Moments:
0:30  Gaga does prison stripes--nicely
1:10   Gaga addresses the rumors
1:30   Gaga enters the prison yard looking like Harry Houdini. Her shades are literally smoking.  
2:15   Diet coke cans in Gaga's Hair. Reminds me of this Ashley Olsen editorial from Marie Claire:

2:37  Who is this girl?
2:45  Same girl. Gaga's sister perhaps?
2:50  That Jacket!!??!?!? And those knee-pads!!?? 
3:35  This whole segment feels very Madonna meets Roxy Hart
3:50  Signature Gaga fist pump (soon to replace the moonwalk)
4:05  Construction chic
4:50  Beyonce scolds Gaga
5:20  "Trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if its broke, but you can still see the crack in that  motherfuckers reflection"
6:28  Beyonce's jacket...DIY anyone?
7:45   Wonderwoman 2.0
8:50  Jai Rodriguez cameo...I'm pretty sure I have his autograph on an old Rent playbill from 1998
9:20  Backwards credits

On top of that, I counted Gaga's costume changes:

1. Striped dress (Thierry Mugler?)
2. Fishnets and pasties
3. Bodysuit, chains and white boots
4. Studded jacket
5. Studded lingerie
6. Construction tape
7. Dita Von Teese-esque [it's not] black and white suit
8. White plastic dress and blue telephone hat
9. White plastic dress, matching hat and McQueen boots
10. Americana
11. Leopard body-suit
12. 1970's blue Kentucky Derby dress and hat

I did the math (I had some free time today)...That's and average of 1 outfit per 47 seconds. Splendid. 

*Video via Vevo, images via Ruven Afandor, Marie Claire


UPDATE: Gaga's stylist Nicola Formichetti announced styling credits for the video. Here they are:
 (1) JEAN CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC
 (3) VIKTOR & ROLF
 (4) SEARCH AND DESTROY
 (7) THIERRY MUGLER
 (8) RACHEL BARRETT & FRED BUTLER
 (9) RACHEL BARRETT & DANILO
 (12) EMILIE  PIRLOT
B's amazing jacket @ 6:28 is by JEAN CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC
Everything else is credited to HAUS OF GAGA