Lady Gaga styles as a parental projection

Since the beginning of her career, Lady Gaga has portrayed many characters through extravagant looks specially designed by the HAUS of Gaga. Her worldwide success has led internationally renowned biographers to question the origins of her fame, especially investigating the histrionic and theatrical aspect of the role model embodied by the pop star and the cross-over that Lady Gaga has been able to play between multiple gender and generation identities. This contribution, starting with a brief description of the origins of Lady Gaga’s character, attempts to open a glimmer of insight into the dynamics that led Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta to become a star: the upbringing she received from her father and mother to the point that it is possible to speak of Lady Gaga as a true paternal projection.