LADY GAGA COVERS SEPTEMBER 2012 ISSUE OF "VOGUE"

Lady Gaga on September 2012 Issue of Vogue

As that all-important September Issue of Vogue is set to hit newsstands soon, Lady Gaga gives us a taste of what glamour we can come to expect.  With Photos by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Gaga with the styling of Grace Coddington (Creative Director, Vogue U.S.), dons some creations by Marc Jacobs, Steven Jones and more.

On her Music, Gaga tells Vogue, "I don’t really make records for people to listen to and go, ‘Wow, she’s a genius. I’d really like you to order a drink, maybe kiss the person you came with that evening, or rediscover something about your past that makes you feel even more brave.".

This is Gaga's second Cover appearance on the Fashion Bible and although surely Editor Anna Wintour can't be pleased that she already is leaking Photos to Fans, Mother Monster has no apologies for it, Tweeting "Sorry Anna, but the underground kids deserve it. Bisous!".

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Rumours are this will be the biggest Issue of Vogue yet, with several guesses exceeding the 900-page mark!  The Issue hits newsstands August 14, 2012.

(Photo credit: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott/VOGUE)

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MARC JACOBS INTERVIEWED BY CALVIN KLEIN ON SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF HARPER'S BAZAAR

"I’m not interested in making stuff for museums; I want the clothes to be worn. I don’t care if the girl sits on a curb in them after a party and they’re destroyed. I have to believe that there’s going to be a life for these things. Otherwise, I wouldn’t send them down the catwalk." - Marc Jacobs speaks to Calvin Klein in the September 2010 issue of Harper's Bazaar.

I love that style icon Marc Jacobs doesn't really need to push anything in particular from his collections when he's hawking his goods. Quite simply, the fact that his face and impeccable Yoga-built body have arrived are enough to say "this is Marc Jacobs, and this is why you need to wear him."

To read the article, which really could have a few more photos (!) in full, click here.

(Photo credit: Nan Goldin/Harper's Bazaar)