She's never short on shock value, and Lady Gaga offered up quite the eye-grabbing photo shoot for her January 2012 "The Big Ones" cover issue of Italy's L'Uomo Vogue magazine.

With a preview of the Inez and Vinoodh shot spread debuting on Friday (January 6), the Mother Monster started off clad in an Yves Saint Laurent jacket, Chanel bottoms and a Philip Treacy hat - though she ended up tearing off her top during the artistic session before all was said and done.

Along with lending her celebrity to L'Uomo Vogue, Gaga recently sat down for an interview with The Insider during which she spoke about her singer gal pal Beyonce's impending motherhood.

Of Miss Knowles, whom she previously collaborated with on the song "Telephone," the 25-year-old praisefully said, "Of course she is [going to be a good mom]. That's a tremendous understatement. She's the nicest female I've met in the industry. She's wonderful!"

As for whether she plans on joining Beyonce as a mother, Lady Gaga replied, "Someday. Long, long day from now! My next baby will be my new record."