2008 TRL
Just days before the release of Gaga's debut studio album, The Fame, the star posed backstage at MTV's Total Request Live sporting the beginnings of her initial signature look.
2008 Jingle Ball
The star quickly become synonymous with platinum hair, bangs and structural looks. She would later add a bow made of hair to the look.
2009 Grammy Celebration Concert
Who can forget the bubble costume the star donned back in 2009? It was so famous it became a go-to DIY Halloween costume.
2009 ACE Awards
The star made her avant-garde mark early on in her career with this look at the annual style awards.
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
This hairy look became a standout one in the performer's early years in the spotlight.
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
Always one to put on a show, Gaga did so during this awards performance with a bodysuit that set off pyrotechnics.
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
After showing up with Kermit the Frog, the star stepped out in a head to toe black ensemble with parts designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
The star took home her first MTV Video Music Award for "Best New Artist" that year while simultaneously cementing herself among the grandest fashion risk takers in this unforgettable red look.
2009 Royal Variety Performance
The star capped off 2009 with a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, donning a red latex Atsuko Kudo gown with puff sleeves and coordinating bejeweled red eye makeup. Needless to say, it was the singer's take on a regal look.
2010 Grammys
Gaga was the star to see on the red carpet at the 2010 Grammys, looking quite literally stellar in a celestial-esque design by Giorgio Armani Privé.
2010 Brit Awards
In another avant-garde ensemble, the songstress was a towering figure in a white ruffled design by Francesco Scognamiglio paired with a grand blond wig and lace mask.
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Behold, one of Gaga's most iconic looks to date: the meat dress by Franc Fernandez.
2013 American Music Awards
While she was not nominated this year, Gaga still made a splash at the show by arriving on a mechanical horse in lavender Versace.
2013
Following the release of Artpop, the star embraced her new aesthetic inspired by Botticelli's Venus.
2015 Met Gala
For her first red carpet appearance at the Met Gala, the triple threat donned a Balenciaga design inspired by the year's theme, "China: Through the Looking Glass."
2016 Golden Globes
By 2016, the star had taken on acting for the first time and channeled old Hollywood glamour in this black Versace gown. Her transformation into an actress was complete as she accepted the award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for her performance in American Horror Story: Hotel.
2016 Oscars
As a first-time Academy Award nominee, the star combined elegance with her signature boldness in a Brandon Maxwell jumpsuit-gown hybrid.
2016 Met Gala
Gaga went sans pants for the 2016 soirée, but did not shy away from sky-high heels and an equally voluminous blond 'do to go with her Versace ensemble.
2016
In the midst of her Joanne album cycle, the star embraced a glamorous cowgirl aesthetic with a recurring wide-brimmed pink hat and this blue sequin jacket and pant set.
2017 Grammys
The songstress turned heads as a glam rocker in this spiky, leather ensemble by Alex Ulichny.
2018 Grammys
Inside the annual award show, Gaga took off a black overskirt to focus on her black lace bodysuit by Armani Privé.
2018 Venice Film Festival
Ahead of her film debut in A Star Is Born, the triple threat embraced the movie's motif by arriving to the Venice Film Festival very much looking like a star had been born and ripped straight off the silver screen.
2018 Venice Film Festival
One of the biggest fashion moments of Gaga's career came when she stepped out at the festival for a screening of A Star Is Born donning this one-of-a-kind pink, feathered Valentino Couture gown.
2018 Los Angeles Premiere of A Star Is Born
Gaga epitomized modern glamour when she stepped out in Clare Waight Keller's haute couture silver Givenchy gown and matching cape coat.