Lady Gaga Delivers a Feathered Fashion Fantasia at the 2026 Grammys
Lady Gaga performing at the 2026 Grammys. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Let the mayhem begin: Lady Gaga has arrived at the 2026 Grammys.
Gaga, who is up for seven awards tonight, embraced her inner black swan on the red carpet at the Crypto.com Arena. Dressed the part of a high-fashion Odile, the singer wore a black feathered mermaid gown from Matières Fécales, complete with a sculptural, jutted hip; and a dramatic train of wispy black tulle. A trail of feathers crept up Gaga’s neck and cupped her chin, which created a nice contrast with her bleach blonde hair and eyebrows.
The appealingly eerie black feathered look proved enough to stand out on the red carpet; Gaga eschewed accessories—save, of course, for her engagement ring from fiancé Michael Polansky.
Gaga is famously no stranger to an outré red carpet look, be it a meat dress or car parts. While her style often follows the theme of her latest album, this witchy feathered dress is pure, distilled Lady Gaga. It’s fitting: her album Mayhem, which is up for album of the year, is a true return to form for the artist.
The feather motif continued inside. For her performance of “Abracadabra,” Gaga honored her friend Alexander McQueen, wearing look 36 from the late designer’s fall 2009 collection. Though she removed the woven eyeball headpiece when she took the stage to accept the Grammy for best dance pop recording, Gaga kept the red and black feathered, shoulder-padded top and hip-padded skirt.
From her custom Matières Fécales gown to her archival McQueen runway look, Lady Gaga offered up a feathered fashion fantasia at the 2026 Grammys.
This article was originally published on Vogue.com.
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Lady Gaga wore a black feathered mermaid gown from Matières Fécales, featuring a sculptural jutted hip and a dramatic train of wispy black tulle, with feathers trailing up her neck, worn without accessories aside from her engagement ring.
Lady Gaga received seven nominations at the 2026 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for her album Mayhem, which the piece describes as a true return to form for the artist.
For her performance of “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga wore look 36 from Alexander McQueen’s fall 2009 collection, a red and black feathered, shoulder-padded top and hip-padded skirt, as a tribute to the late designer, though she removed the woven eyeball headpiece before performing.
Lady Gaga won Best Dance Pop Recording for “Abracadabra” at the 2026 Grammy Awards, an award she accepted on stage after her performance.
Lady Gaga is engaged to Michael Polansky, whose engagement ring she wore as her only accessory alongside her black feathered Matières Fécales gown at the 2026 Grammys red carpet.