When Lady Gaga performed at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, she made a tremendous fashion statement, but there was a lot more to her ensemble than meets the eye.

As she looked back on her fashion journey in a video posted Monday by British Vogue, the 12-time Grammy Award winner, 35, stated that the Schiaparelli Haute Couture ensemble she wore for the event was “bulletproof.”

She added, “This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever worn. I wore this Schiaparelli design for the inauguration, and nobody knows this, but this is a bulletproof dress.”

The garment had a fitting jacket, voluminous skirt, and – the pièce de résistance — a large gold dove brooch representing peace, designed by Schiaparelli artistic director Daniel Roseberry.

Marine Corps Capt. Evan Campbell (left) and Lady Gaga | CREDIT: WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY

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It’s unknown how the garment was bulletproofed or if the performer wore a bulletproof vest underneath.

“When I saw that golden dove, I just knew that this was the right piece and I knew Schiaparelli, being an Italian fashion house, it was something that I really, really wanted to do for my heritage as an Italian-American woman that would be singing for President 45 to be leaving and to invite President 46 into office,” Gaga added.

Marine Capt. Evan Campbell, who led her to the microphone, was also cited by the Chromatica artist. “And I’ll never forget speaking to this young man that I was with,” she said. “He was asking me if I was nervous and I said yes. But sometimes, fashion can really give you wings… like a dove.”

The celebrity fronts the December edition of British Vogue, showcasing a variety of over-the-top couture outfits and poses nude inside the gorgeous spread, in addition to recreating legendary looks for the fashion bible.

Meanwhile, in January, Gaga spoke to PEOPLE about the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, describing it as “the honor of my lifetime.”

“I wish to send an extended prayer out to all the people that live on this land, that you will feel whole, that you will feel loved, that we all work in the interest of building the beloved community together,” Gaga said.