Some folks are still wondering about Lady Gaga's meat dress at Sunday's Video Music Awards show. Is it real meat?
The answer is yes. [MTV]
Franc Fernandez, the designer of the dress, told MTV: "The dress is indeed real meat from my family butcher."
Check out the photos from Fernandez's blog here.
It took him two days to stitch the dress out of flank steak. [New York Daily News]
The New York Daily News spoke to the butchers at Ottomanelli Brothers in New York City who said Gaga wore very inexpensive cuts. Mark Cacioppo said about 25 pounds of meat went into the dress and cost about $100.
Since it's real, did it stink?
"It ain't refrigerated. It's probably stinking bad. She's in the lights: It's cooking," said Peter Cacioppo, of Ottomanelli Brothers.
Ingrid Newkirk, PETA's chief said: "What's next: the family cat made into a hat?" [USA Today]
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