Ring, Ring.

I wanted to give it a minute to settle in to the universe's subconscious before I started singing it's praises, but damn! Bey and the Gaga made one brilliant video. At a near 10 minutes, the short film for the duo's Telephone is packed with visual punches that left me wanting to hit back just so I could get arrested and thrown in the slammer with all of those L-Word extras (shout-out Rahul). Gaga's demon is such a great kick in Beyonce's fairly conservative booty. It's so much fun to see this unlikely pair get all Thelma and Louise. The fashion high points in this vid definitely fall in the first act, where Gaga goes to jail in some serious couture, takes payphone calls in leather studded garb, and rocks ciggy goggles sure to get her whatever she wants on the inside.

Smokin' eye wear.


Gaga's leather studded kiss in the sand.


Rockin' not much more than hotness.

The fun only gets more fun as Bey bails Gaga and the two start offing people. It's sick and twisted and oh-so-clever. Even the product placement shots have their tongue shoved so far in their cheek that they are funnier than they are distracting.

You slather that Wonderbread in Miracle Whip, baby! It's all good. Better yet? Get all Wonder Woman and I'll love you forever.

Mighty fine job, Ga+Bey. Rah rah.
Ooh la la.
Roma. Ma Ma.

Fashion's Been Bailed Out.

Beyonce and Gaga are fashion's emergency stimulus act. Their fierceness has revitalized the industry this year, I must say. Beyonce's heavy Gareth Pugh and Christopher Kane infatuation are bested only by Gaga's intense love of the avant whore look. It's all just the shot that the glossed over, styl-ed out world of celeb fashion needed. How much of this translates into clothes you will wear in your day? Slim to none. Instead, the risky energy of these ladies' choices permeates the air with freaky possibilities and stretches the limits for you. It's a legacy thing. You'll get it in a few years. For now, just watch them get it done.

Love this video. It's directed by the amazing Hype Williams. Click any still to watch the video. Yowza.

One More Thing...

Beyonce, while sometimes goofy with pomp, is an effing phenomenal entertainer in that grand, old sense of the word. Her choreography and dancing skills are off the charts.

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I kind of can't believe her body can do all that. It's amazing. Also, I really dig her metal hand thing. It's cool.

Ok, now I'm done.

Robo B!

So by now I'm sure you've all seen the photos of Beyonce rocking a robotic-looking, runway-fresh Gareth Pugh dress accessorized with a full metal hand jacket at the MTV Europe Awards. While I join the chorus of critics who actually supported this look as an interesting, edgy choice, I do have to point out that this is not Beyonce's first foray into the machine age. Remember her bionic performance getup at the 2007 BET awards?

The girl's got a thing for serious gear.

My favorite part about Beyonce making a fashionably relevant entrance in something other than a Tina Knowels/House of Derian original is that it gives me this opportunity to post about her, which I will take full advantage of. See, Ms. B (or Mrs. Jay-B) stars in one of my favorite You Tube videos of all time. It is a classic gut buster for me and I'm so thrilled to have the chance to share it with you...


Man, I love that. My favorite part is when she gets-ahem- does the runs. Oh, the vocal prowess on display.

Now, in fairness I have to say that Beyonce also stars in one of my favorite live concert moments of all time. Her appearance at Jay-Z's legendary Fade to Black concert at the Garden is beyond great. It is Beyonce at her breathtaking best-energetic, fierce, flexible, and bootyshakin'.

So good. The highlight is when she's trying to keep her fiercest face straight when she comes on stage but can't help breaking into a huge, lovey grin when she catches Jay-Z's eye. Also, I may dedicate the remainder of my days on Earth to memorizing that choreography. I think it's on par with Olympic performances and should be taught in schools.

See folks, there are many Beyonces--pick your fave and run with it.