Before Gaga was bringing the ruckus, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam or M.I.A. was bringin' it, both on the music and fashion scenes. Three albums later and a baby on the side, M.I.A. is proving she can still push those style boundaries with her latest music video, XXXO. A techno love fest in which she has enlisted the help of up-and-coming Melbourne designer Nadia Napreychikov for some killer threads.

British magazine Esquire took a break from showing pictures of cheekily obscured boobies and bottoms to take some snaps of funny guys for their September Issue.

WARNING THIS ARTICLE WILL CONTAIN A YOUR WEEKLY FIX OF GAGA

You’ve seen her risque with Beyonce, dressed in Kermits and an even stranger bubble number. So, Gaga on the cover of Vanity Fair’s September issue,…no biggie I hear you say. But have you seen her in a dress that billows smoke? – yeah, that’s right, a frothing of smoke…didn’t think so!

What is the best part of starting a new month? Having your rent, phone bill & insurance all arrive in the first week? Leaving you with just enough money for cuppa-soups & mi goreng for breakfast, lunch and dinner till next weeks pay.

Accessories kings and twin brothers Dee & Ricky have worked with Kenzo Digital to create this little preview of their upcoming collaboration. Dee & Ricky have created their own particular brand and style of accessories through their work with lots of Lego, colour and a good sense of design

Sydney’s iconic boutique fashion store, The Corner Shop give us a sneak peek at what’s coming up in their Spring/Summer range with this video from director Beatrice Pegard.

It’s been almost a year since Phillip Lim showcased his Spring 2010 collection at New York fashion week, and we’ve spent that time dreaming of the soft pleats and lace accents of his gentle yet constructed “collage” dress.

Galliano brought us ready to wear Napoleonic War fashion for Spring 09. Early 2010, Tennessee based Prophetik channeled the American civil war and all things Gone With The Wind in their AW10 collection. But Nom de Guerre, with their collaboration with street wear shoe giant Converse, have done it a little differently.

Italian fashion giants Missoni have enlisted revered and highly influential American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author Kenneth Anger to create a short film that represents Missoni’s Fall/Winter collection for 2010/11. Anger’s aesthetic is surreal, fantastical and textural expressing themes of the occult, and have been described as containing “elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and spectacle”.

If you’re anything like me, then it’s possible that you’ve got nothing on the cards for the next 17 months and have been considering making a reconstruction of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s Daft Punk helmet. Well, you may as well give up now, guy, because someone has beaten us to it.