Lady Gaga and her dancers wore custom Vex fringed latex pieces for performances of “John Wayne” and “Scheiße” on the Joanne World Tour — handmade stage garments built to move as hard as the choreography demanded.
The Joanne World Tour was a deliberate departure from the maximalist spectacle of Gaga’s earlier tours. The staging was rawer, the choreography more physically aggressive, and the wardrobe had to match — pieces that could take the punishment of full-intensity dance performance while maintaining the visual authority the stage demanded.
Gaga’s team commissioned Vex to build custom fringed latex pieces for both Gaga herself and her dancers. The fringe was not decorative. Under arena lighting and in motion, latex fringe creates a kinetic visual effect that amplifies every movement — every turn, every hit, every extension reads bigger and more dramatic to the audience. The material catches light and moves with the body in a way that no fabric can replicate.
These are two of the most physically demanding performances in the setlist. The choreography is relentless. The pieces had to be built for that reality — not around it.
Both “John Wayne” and “Scheiße” are high-energy, full-body performances with aggressive choreography that puts extreme demands on every garment on stage. The custom Vex pieces were engineered for exactly this — seam placement designed around the specific movements, material weight balanced for maximum visual impact without restricting range of motion, and construction built to survive the repetition of a world tour schedule.
This was not a commission for a single artist. Vex built matching custom fringed pieces for Gaga and her full dance crew. When every performer on stage is wearing custom latex, the construction has to be consistent across every piece — the same fringe behavior, the same surface quality, the same movement characteristics. Any inconsistency is visible under arena lighting, especially in choreography where the dancers are moving in unison.
Each piece was built to the individual performer’s measurements and adjusted for their specific role in the choreography. The result is a stage picture where every body reads as part of a unified visual, while every garment is actually a custom commission tailored to the person wearing it.
Latex fringe amplifies every movement under stage lighting — creating a visual effect that fabric cannot replicate. Engineered for maximum impact at arena scale.
Matching pieces for Gaga and every dancer, each individually measured and constructed. Consistent visual, custom fit, zero compromise.
Seam placement, material weight, and fringe length all designed around the specific movements of each performance. The garment serves the dance.
Built to perform night after night across a global tour schedule. Packing, transport, unpacking, performing — repeat for months.
The Joanne World Tour is not the first time Gaga’s team called Vex. When an artist comes back, it means the work held up.
Vex previously built custom inflatable latex pieces for Lady Gaga’s ArtRave: The ARTPOP Ball world tour. The Joanne commission was a completely different brief — fringed performance pieces instead of sculptural inflatables — but the standard was the same. When production teams return to Vex, it is because they know the studio delivers at the level the stage demands, regardless of what the brief requires.
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