Last night, Lady Gaga debuted the new video for her latest single “Marry the Night.” There’s a lot going on, and unsurprisingly, not all of it makes total sense — even taking into consideration that its story is clearly jumbled chronologically. Gaga plays a bedazzling, hair-dying, cereal-smearing, train wreck of a ballet dancer gone rogue, and at one point, little animated fairies appear to fly out of her butt. The Haus of Gaga certainly isn’t lacking for creativity, but still, this latest effort (all her own work, too) leaves many questions unanswered. Click through our slideshow breakdown of all the “Marry the Night” looks, accompanied by whatever explanations we could muster.
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All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Porcelain skin and a disheveled wig.
Where: Lying on a teal hospital gurne... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Porcelain skin and a disheveled wig.
Where: Lying on a teal hospital gurney.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: "Those nurses, they're wearing next season's Calvin Klein. And so am I... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: "Those nurses, they're wearing next season's Calvin Klein. And so am I. And the shoes: custom Giuseppe Zanotti."
Where: Still on the gurney, but in some well-lit, luxe hospital corridors.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A sad extra wearing a head bandage.
Why: Because the video's concept(s) ma... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A sad extra wearing a head bandage.
Why: Because the video's concept(s) made her head hurt, as it did ours.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Haus of Gaga–branded bed linens?
Where: A parochial-style school's lunchro... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Haus of Gaga–branded bed linens?
Where: A parochial-style school's lunchroom turned hospital ward.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: More body prostheses.
Why: Clearly, scoliosis is so hot right now.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: "I tipped [my] gauze beret to the side"
Why: "Because I thi... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: "I tipped [my] gauze beret to the side"
Why: "Because I think it's romantic."
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A background dancer wearing fewer clothes than Gaga, which is odd because s... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A background dancer wearing fewer clothes than Gaga, which is odd because she's usually the one in the G-string panties.
How: A mix-up in the wardrobe department, maybe?
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Fairies flying out of Lady Gaga's butt.
Why: N/A.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Censorship.
Why: Boobies.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: French.
Why: Goodness knows this video wouldn't be art-house-y enough with... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: French.
Why: Goodness knows this video wouldn't be art-house-y enough without some foreign languages.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: The beginning of a messy Gaga meltdown.
Where: Some trashy hipster bedsit ... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: The beginning of a messy Gaga meltdown.
Where: Some trashy hipster bedsit that would be more romantic if it weren't quasi-aspirational.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Cheerios adhered with milk.
Why: See above slide re: messy Gaga meltdown.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Cheerios and dripping milk, continued.
Why: At this point, it's product pl... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Cheerios and dripping milk, continued.
Why: At this point, it's product placement, though not as gratuitous as that time with Miracle Whip.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Heels high enough to scare even Gaga, which is really saying something.
Wh...All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Heels high enough to scare even Gaga, which is really saying something.
Where: The set of Black Swan.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Self-applied teal hair-dye.
Where: A bathtub, which actually seems quite l... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Self-applied teal hair-dye.
Where: A bathtub, which actually seems quite logical. So there must be a hidden meaning we're not getting, of course.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: RHINESTONES
How: "I still had my bedazzler. And I had a lot of shiny ... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: RHINESTONES
How: "I still had my bedazzler. And I had a lot of shiny patches from M&J trimmings, so I wreaked havoc on some old denim."
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Snotty dancers judging poor Gaga from a backlit balcony.
Why: Because for ... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Snotty dancers judging poor Gaga from a backlit balcony.
Why: Because for a minute the video became Flashdance.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Shades
Why: To give shade with.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Red heels that had BETTER be Louboutins.
Why: Because otherwise he'll sue ...All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Red heels that had BETTER be Louboutins.
Why: Because otherwise he'll sue her.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Sculptural black undies for the first big dance number.
Where:A flaming c... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Sculptural black undies for the first big dance number.
Where:A flaming car lot. (Gaga's hair is not actually on fire. But she is, if you see what we mean.)
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A "look at me" pose.
Why:Because there are some seriously attra... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A "look at me" pose.
Why:Because there are some seriously attractive abs in the background that Gaga has to compete with.
All The Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Rhinestones part two.
Why:Because if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A choppy, damp fringe.
How: Blunt scissors and bad weather.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Faux-bashful nudity.
Why:Gaga surely didn't want to get black-barred agai... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Faux-bashful nudity.
Why:Gaga surely didn't want to get black-barred again, like in that earlier scene.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Gaga strutting her runway walk again; the beginnings of another big dance n... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Gaga strutting her runway walk again; the beginnings of another big dance number.
Where:The streets. Shit just got real. Well, "real."
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Big shades, blue lips, and collarbones.
Where:The streets, still, but now... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Big shades, blue lips, and collarbones.
Where:The streets, still, but now in the daytime. Continuity be damned.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A big black circular hat.
Where: A sassy bathroom.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Some fried chicken; a different, lampshade-style hat.
Why: Because (spoile... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Some fried chicken; a different, lampshade-style hat.
Why: Because (spoiler) there's a little bout of bulimia coming right up.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Yep, the vomit.
Where: A bathroom stall with an empty toilet-paper holder.... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Yep, the vomit.
Where: A bathroom stall with an empty toilet-paper holder. Always the worst.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Big shoulder pads; a (presumably quite heavy) keyboard.
Where: Somewhere.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Gaga either falling down, or up, some stairs.
Why: That'd be the heels, su... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Gaga either falling down, or up, some stairs.
Why: That'd be the heels, surely.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A hat to dwarf all other hats, even the ones we saw just a few slides back.... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: A hat to dwarf all other hats, even the ones we saw just a few slides back.
Why: There's actually no answer to this.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Crotch-thrusting.
How: Angrily.
All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Fabric of some description floating in the wind. Gaga might not even still ... All the Looks From Gaga's Mad "Marry the Night" VideoWhat: Fabric of some description floating in the wind. Gaga might not even still be here at this point.
Why: Well, the video is fourteen minutes long.
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