Halloween Costume Ideas: The Lady Gaga Edition

Lady Gaga's favorite holiday is probably Halloween.

How could it not be? The global superstar's crazy outfits are nothing short of Halloween costume gold.

She is constantly revolutionizing her style. One day she has black and white hair and the next day it is blue. One day she dresses like Queen Elizabeth and the next day she is an S&M leather-clad vamp.

No one can ever predict what is going to come next from her. Gaga is always one step ahead.

She is a true shape-shifter.

In an interview with Elton John for V magazine, a publication Gaga moonlights as a columnist for, Gaga revealed her fashion inspiration.

"I'm mostly inspired by shapes, and using the body to create iconography. Leather culture and high-street punk fashion. I would say perfecto jackets occupy most of my fashion thoughts," she told John.

In her own writing for the magazine, Gaga explains in more detail her intricate knowledge of fashion and history.

"I myself can look at almost any hemline, silhouette, beadwork, or heel architecture and tell you very precisely who designed it first, what French painter they stole it from, how many designers reinvented it after them, and what cultural and musical movement parented the birth, death, and resurrection of that particular trend," she says.

A single Gaga-muse is hard to pin down. The singer takes small pieces from various entities to make one wholly complete creature of her own making.

Her outfits are as famous as her vocal chords. So why not pay homage this Halloween to the icon who said to the world "show me your teeth"?

In a surprisingly subtle twist (minus the turquoise beehive), Lady Gaga opts for a more demure look than usual.

What You Need: wig dyed turquoise pinned into a large bun, square framed sunglasses, camel colored sheath dress with matching cape, white gloves, red lipstick

Mimic Lady Gaga's alter-ego, Jo Calderone, this Halloween. Gaga dressed as the slicked back stud for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

What You Need: black blazer, black trousers, dirty white T-shirt, thick glue-on sideburns (if you do not already have natural ones), hair gel

Lady Gaga takes the voltage to another level in this 80s-gone crazy outfit.

What You Need: wig dyed turquoise, a bright purple blazer, a black tank top, multicolored printed leggings/tights, leopard print boots/booties

Creepy. This costume is sure to add a weird Halloweeny twist to your outfit. Gaga painted her eyelids with an enormous new set of peepers.

What You Need: beret, large gold earrings, black leather vest, gold and silver metal studs, a make-up artist friend who can paint ginormous googly eyes onto your eyelids with black and white face paint, red lipstick

This costume is not for the faint of heart. Lady Gaga sported a very sexually-charged look with a monokini and thigh-highs.

What You Need: black monokini, gold belly chains, fishnet tights, thigh-high stockings, black leather lace-up boots, lots of black charcoal for your eyelids and tear ducts, bright red lipstick, side ponytail

This costume was a hit in 2010 but it is okay to bring it back again for 2011. After all, there are few things more shocking than a dress made out of meat.

What You Need: a long blonde wig dyed with blue and purple streaks, a large diamond choker, a very generous butcher

Ah.. there is nothing like a classic Lady Gaga costume to mark Halloween 2011. Take inspiration from this look, which is actually Gaga's wax figure from Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Berlin.

What You Need: the quintessential Gaga Bow wig, oversized sunglasses, cobalt blue lipstick, a black blazer, a black bathing suit, thigh high boots

Channeling the Disney villain Cruella De Vil, Lady Gaga appears in Japan wearing red, leopard print, and that iconic white and black wig.

What You Need: white wig with one side dyed black, scarlet red top with matching bell bottom pants OR jumpsuit, leopard sweater, leopard bag, oversized circle frame sunglasses, black heels

One of the hottest videos spawned from Lady Gaga's most recent album, "Born This Way," was for the song "Judas." Of course, what is Lady Gaga without some controversy? She sports a lot of religious symbols that made some groups cry "sacrilege."

What You Need: black trench coat, metal studs, crucifix necklace, a long blonde wig, red lipstick

Lady Gaga arrived to the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in an egg. When she was "born" she came out dressed in a yolk-esque outfit to perform her new single "Born This Way."

What You Need: a lot of plastic tarp colored/dyed/painted yellow OR a translucent yellow raincoat, a large yellow sunhat, a yellow bikini top

This black and white ensemble is the perfect recipe for a worldwide phenomenon who is known for her more revealing styles.

What You Need: a white wig with one side dyed black, a long white dress, bunched white tulle for your shoulders, a black belt, long black gloves, John Lennon-style glasses, a string of pearls, red lipstick

The blue wig really makes this outfit pop since the rest is entirely monochromatic.

What You Need: wig dyed light turquoise, black jumpsuit, cape, black gloves, black charcoal to trace the top of your eyelids, Scary Spice's platform shoes