So what’s up with the beanie?

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Gurl, cut her some slack. It's at the end of the show and she is ready to go back to her room 

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1 hour ago, PSYCHOSHTICK said:

I get that, but I found it out of character for her/Freddy to not just throw a short bob with a bang on her. Takes the same amount of effort to put it on if it’s pre-styled on a mannequin. 
 

I like the beanie though! But it’s a move I’ve never expected from her. Assumed she would just go out with the wig cap, as she did before. 

The whole idea behind the performance is to strip all the artifice of the show away and reveal Stefani, the girl behind the aura, or the girl in real life and not in your head. Gaga is often seen out in the same street wear she has on stage, beanie included. A wig would defeat the purpose.

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Have you ever exercised a lot, been sweaty and then still been cold even though it’s hot? I mean I’m sure the reasoning is beyond that but could be part of it. 

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It's part of her Stefani costume.

She does have an alter ego, i.e. her real self, Stefani Germanotta, and this is how she dresses when she's being Stefani and does all those things that people like us and the paps never get to see or hear about (I like to think).

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4 hours ago, PSYCHOSHTICK said:

I get that, but I found it out of character for her/Freddy to not just throw a short bob with a bang on her. Takes the same amount of effort to put it on if it’s pre-styled on a mannequin. 
 

I like the beanie though! But it’s a move I’ve never expected from her. Assumed she would just go out with the wig cap, as she did before. 

I think she’s just trying to show that she’s relatable to be completely honest, she wants to show everyone her raw self for that encore 

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If you wear wigs, specially for over an hour, your hair looks a mess. The wig cap looks bad, and her hair under the wig cap looks even worse. 

The beanie is her way to give us a normal "Stefani" look, showing herself "out of character", while retaining some kind of glam/fashion. 

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4 hours ago, GerMonsterNotta said:

music not the beanie

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I wanted to make a thread explaining this but I cant make them yet

I am almost certain that she wanted to make the encore feel like encores actually used to be back in the day, were they really were supposed to be extra surprise performances after the show is over, often as a gift for the best audiences that clapped and cheered the most. They were supposed to be unplanned performances, even improvised or with different songs on each show. Heck it was even common that bands would play a song they already did that night for a second time.

So in this case, the story of the show is over with Bad Romance, the show is supposed to be over, and HBDYWM is supposed to be that extra gift for the audience, a song outside of the show, outside of the story. Her outfit is just meant to feel like she was done for the night, like she took the teather off herself, but comes back to give the audience a final present. Its meant to feel casual, personal.

I think the beanie and the outfit for every night its also just meant to feel like the kind of outfits she often wears while going out in the street on a normal day and purposefully feel like it doesnt belong in the show.

 

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5 hours ago, NUTELLA said:

It’s become a notorious beanie 

You win....

Edited Tuesday at 02:31 AM by Filthy Pout

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4 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said:

The haunted spirit of Joanne's hat is trying to repossess her body. 

Call her 🦇 Mayhem 🌙

It’s Angelinas turn

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5 hours ago, PSYCHOSHTICK said:

 Is she growing out her roots because she wants to get pregnant after the tour? (You can’t bleach your hair when you’re pregnant.)

No shade, just legitimately wondering.

Im laughing, this is wild 

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Because it’s a look it’s called a look 

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6 hours ago, candydarling said:

she's just showing us the person behind the gaga character (stefani) after the show's over 

I like this theory, matching it up with HBDYWM also makes sense!

[Starmie25 18,449]

"Enigma popstar is fun she wear beanie for encore" 

Edited Tuesday at 06:48 AM by Starmie25

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"That girl in your head ain't real how badly do you want me for real" hits harder this way for some reason but thats just my opinion.