Style Tribe: Rabid, Frozen Lady Gaga Fans at H&M
Photo: Dina Litovsky
Shoppers who brave long lines outside mega-retailers on the eve of designer collaborations are a devoted bunch – but those outside H&M’s Times Square new “high-tech” flagship on Wednesday night were particularly die-hard. Their ardor was easily explained: Lady Gaga officiated the event, arriving just in time (albeit not in a UFO dress) on a bright pink double-decker bus to cut the ribbon and meet with shoppers — and, of course, to promote ARTPOP. (The event was also conveniently timed with the official unveiling of the Isabel Marant for H&M collection.) In the frigid temperatures, there were horns, feathered headpieces, and one homemade portrait of Gaga. Click through our slideshow for some of our favorite images of the crowd.
Lady Gaga. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Mahfoud Laaziz, 21, and Ricardo Perrin, 23, a student from Brooklyn. "If I had a chance to meet Gaga, I would absolutely scream," Perri...
Mahfoud Laaziz, 21, and Ricardo Perrin, 23, a student from Brooklyn. "If I had a chance to meet Gaga, I would absolutely scream," Perrin says. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Anna Lovegood, 22, a server from Manchester, Connecticut. “I hated [Gaga] for so long, then finally one day I realized: I am her.”
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Anna Lovegood, 22, a server from Manchester, Connecticut. “I hated [Gaga] for so long, then finally one day I realized: I am her.”
Photo: Dina Litovsky
Stephon Mendoza, 19, a student from New York. “We just regulate on the same wave length – like, she and I, we’re like one.”
Photo: Dina Litovsk...
Stephon Mendoza, 19, a student from New York. “We just regulate on the same wave length – like, she and I, we’re like one.”
Photo: Dina Litovsky
Kim Carpluk, 22, an actress/artist from New York. Carpluk brought a painting she made of Lady Gaga. “I’m here to see Gaga because Gaga’s wh...
Kim Carpluk, 22, an actress/artist from New York. Carpluk brought a painting she made of Lady Gaga. “I’m here to see Gaga because Gaga’s what I want to be. She’s just such an all-around, fully formed artist … she’s my goddess, she’s my idol.”
Photo: Dina Litovsky
Jacob Hengesbaugh, 20, a filmmaker from Detroit. “She’s got some mad beats.” Photo: Dina Litovsky
Berni Miller, 25, a court reporter from Pennsylvania. Berni took the train in from Pennsylvania in the hopes of showing the pop star her “Gaga” l...
Berni Miller, 25, a court reporter from Pennsylvania. Berni took the train in from Pennsylvania in the hopes of showing the pop star her “Gaga” lip tattoo.
Photo: Dina Litovsky
Nuh, 18, a student from Thailand. “I’d want to say ‘thank you’ to Gaga because she changed my life forever.”
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Nicholas Berube, 18, a student from Philadelphia. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Kariana Elle, 20, Texas. Kariana waited in line for over eight hours and was one of the first in the door.
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Nilsa Taveras, 27, Brooklyn. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Aron Kaufman, 19, a student from Williamsburg. Lady Gaga’s self-proclaimed “biggest Jewish fan.”
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Gaga appears before her fans. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Gaga cuts the ribbon. Photo: Dina Litovsky
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