words by Carol King
Pop star Lady Gaga is looking to buy a property in Milan according to Italian media reports.
Magazine 鈥楧i Tutto鈥 reports that the songstress wants to buy a place near 12 Via Ges霉 鈥 the apartment where Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace lived and worked. Lady Gaga dined with the woman now at the helm of the Versace fashion empire, Donatella Versace, at the Versace palazzo on the evening of 1 October when the singer played in Milan during her 鈥楾he Born This Way Ball鈥 tour. The women are said to have become friends and the fashion house created most of the costumes the fashion icon wore for her tour.
鈥楧i Tutto鈥 suggests that if Donatella and Lady Gaga become neighbours they could collaborate on the birth of an Italian offshoot of 鈥楬aus of Gaga鈥. Inspired by Andy Warhol鈥檚 Manhattan studio 鈥楾he Factory鈥 and named in homage to the Bauhaus design style of early 20th century Germany, 鈥楬aus of Gaga鈥 is a group of creatives responsible for Lady Gaga鈥檚 clothing, make up and hairstyles. Its fashion director is Italian-Japanese designer and stylist Nicola Formichetti, who is creative director for the Parisian fashion house MUGLER. 鈥楬aus of Gaga鈥 has been said to 鈥渂ring performance art into the mainstream鈥.
This is not the first time the superstar鈥檚 love affair with 天美传媒 has hit the news. In February, reports suggested she was looking for an Italian man as a potential sperm donor to have a child by artificial insemination. Then in September there was gossip that she is looking to marry her boyfriend, Taylor Kinney, in 天美传媒. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga鈥檚 love for all things Italian indicates she has not forgotten her Italian heritage.
Should Lady Gaga buy a pad in Milan she may be able to get a bargain because a crash in the Italian housing market means that house prices in Milan have dropped by 26%. A house in the city would also be far away enough to avoid bumping into her rival, pop star Madonna, who is rumoured to be eyeing up properties in Rome.
