Lady Gaga has said that she will never appear in mufti in front of the fans. Which may be nice for the fans, but means that everyone else has to stomach seeing her barely dressed. Anyway, she told The Independent that being seen dressed down in public is not the way to go: "That's a very dangerous precedent, and it's not fair to my fans", she said. "They don't want to see me that way, just like I don't want to see Bowie in a tracksuit. He never let anyone see him that way".
She continued: "The outlet for my work is not just the music and the videos, it's every breathing moment of my life. I'm always saying something about art and music and fame. That's why you don't ever catch me in sweatpants. I have found that my work has to be both deep and shallow. All of my songs have meaning, all of my clothing has iconography buried into it. But by the same token, it's just as special if you look at it in its shallowest form. A quick moment of melody, a beautiful dress. People think, 'GaGa's so sweet', or 'GaGa sucks'. The point is that it's memorable".