Lady Gaga‘s meat dress was by far the most outrageous fashion moment of the 2010 Video Music Awards last night.

It was her third and final outfit change of the night (she wore it to accept her Moonman for Video Of The Year), and definitely the most insane.

But the bigger question is — was Lady Gaga’s meat dress real?

Why yes… yes it was!

The designer behind the dress said,”The dress is indeed real meat from my family butcher. Glad it went so well. ”

Franc Fernandez showed off how he created the look on his blog this morning, and it’s a work of art. (Nicola Formichetti’s stylist was the one who styled the look.)

On why Lady Gaga chose a meat dress, she told MTV news that it was symbolic choice:

“Well, it is certainly no disrespect to anyone that is vegan or vegetarian. As you know, I am the most judgment-free human being on the earth.

However, it has many interpretations, but for me this evening … If we don’t stand up for what we believe in and if we don’t fight for our rights, pretty soon we’re going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And I am not a piece of meat.”

Do you think she wore perfume, or went au naturel?

People hugged her…. gross!