Lady Gaga opens pop up store in New York

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Pop singer Lady Gaga officially opens Gagas Workshop for the holidays.

22 November,2011 11:55 am

Pop star Lady Gaga brought Manhattan’s Upper East Side to a standstill as she cut a ribbon to signify the opening of her holiday workshop.Standing in front of a façade that creates the illusion of walking into the mouth of a giant monster-like Lady Gaga, greeting fans with her trademark crawl.Barneys New York joined forces with the singer and her creative team to produce a one-of-a-kind retail experience filled with over one hundred limited edition products. The specialty shop was made in collaboration with Lady Gaga’s creative director Nicola Formichetti and visual and performance artists Eli Sudbrack and Christophe Hamaide Pierson.“Chocolates, books, you know, candy, Gaga fingernails, press on finger nails. There are literally over a hundred - and each one was made especially for this workshop and will only ever be sold in this workshop - so it was a massive undertaking, explained Dennis Freedman, Barneys” creative director.Freedman said the inspiration for the workshop was ignited after a meeting with Gaga’s mother, Cynthia Germanotta, in April.