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    Lady Gaga wears gold claw to launch Fame fragrance at Harrods

    Lady Gaga stayed safe with a black dress for the event and allowed her accessories to do the talking

    By Rebecca Twomey
    Published 8 October 2012 In News

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    Lady Gaga stayed safe with a black dress for the event and allowed her accessories to do the talking

    Lady Gaga launched her new Fame fragrance at Harrods last night (Sunday) in the only way she knows how: with something daringly different adorning her body.

    The star prevented a long black dress from being disappointingly safe by wearing gold, claw-like rings on her hands.

    The gold and black theme is a nod to the bottle of Lady Gaga’s first scent that sports the same colours and is the first ever black fragrance that becomes clear once it is sprayed onto the body.

    LADY GAGA HITS BACK AT FAT JIBES

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    To work alongside the very unique gold claw the singer wore an auburn hairpiece and played down her make-up with a slick of winged eyeliner framing her eyes. While her outfit may not have caused controversy this time, her behaviour certainly did.

    The singer was booed at the launch after she failed to walk the full length of the specially-themed black carpet and greet the fans who had been waiting for up to four hours. However, competition winners were treated to a tea party with the star inside the store and dined on black macaroons.

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    LADY GAGA STRIKES A POSE WITH DONATELLA VERSACE

    It’s unlikely this slip-up will harm sales of the scent, though, it’s believed to have sold six million bottles in its first week, making it the fastest selling fragrance after Coco Chanel.

    Fame clearly suits Lady Gaga well.

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