Lady Gaga: I still buy designer fakes

Lady Gaga has confessed she's partial to buying the occasional designer fake on holiday.

The Bad Romance singer may be able to afford the priciest of clobber, but couldn't resist stocking up on fakes on a recent trip to Japan.

Gaga is quoted in the Daily Mirror as revealing: "In Tokyo, they have all these stores that have fake Chanel and Versace. And I'm an Italian from New York, so I still buy it.

"This jacket is fake."

The singer, 25, recently announced she's planning to release a new album this year.

Gaga - who racked up a host of awards for her first two solo albums, The Fame and Born This Way - said she was "looking forward" to unveiling her latest offering.

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Lady Gaga has been donning some outrageous apparel in Tokyo, Japan this week, and her latest outfits take the cake for her most detailed off-stage getups to date.

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On Thursday, the pop superstar braved temps that fell in the mid-30s and barely covered up in a metallic gold coat adorned with tassels and ropes. She paired the curtain-inspired outerwear with her signature platform shoes, black sunglasses and a waist-long ponytail. But her most standout accessory: black leather gloves with gold metal fingers.

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Earlier that day, the 25-year-old bared her midriff, arms and legs in a black sheer skirt and black bra. She paired the outfit with a black leather short-sleeved unbuttoned shirt and matching S&M-inspired headpiece, both which were covered in silver metal spikes.

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Although the Grammy-winning singer loves dressing up in wacky outfits, she especially loves going all out when she hits up East Asia. During her visit to Tokyo in July, she painted anime character cartoon eyes on her eyelids and delivered an interview with her eyes closed. That same month in Taiwan, she donned a series of creative hairstyles, from a sky-high beehive to a wig that was fashioned into a giant bow.