Lady Gaga Didn't Always Look Like This

Ever since Lady Gaga first hit the scene, she's been known for her fashion almost as much as her chart-topping music, and she's kept people guessing with unique looks that often border on performance art. From "Poker Face" to "Stupid Love," and everything in between, these are the jaw-dropping looks of Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga is a classically-trained pianist, who incorporated the instrument in her early performances as an exotic dancer in New York City. Wearing her hair long and natural brown, Gaga's outfits typically consisted of hot pants and stilettos. She told The Telegraph, "It was on the New York underground that I found myself." This look followed both Gaga and pal Lady Starlight to Lollapalooza in 2007. Then, in 2012, Gaga released rare pictures from her burlesque days that show her in the look that was once described by BMI as the quote "lovechild of David Bowie and Jerry Lee Lewis." Watch this video to see that Lady Gaga didn't always look like this! #LadyGaga #AStarIsBorn Burlesque beginnings | 0:00 Enter "Poker Face" | 1:08 Mother Monster shows her teeth | 2:14 "I'm not a piece of meat" | 3:16 Born this way | 4:12 Channeling her masculine side | 5:19 Toning down her look | 6:12 Mother Monster to jazz diva | 7:04 Shattering the illusions | 8:03 A star was born | 9:05 All about that ink | 10:23 Vegas: A fashion retrospective | 11:28 Back to her roots | 12:42