Her healthy sense of kitsch has always been a part of her personaher performance looks only underscoring that.
(Thisisthe woman whose bra squirted whipped cream in theCalifornia Gurls music video, after all.)
Eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that this aesthetic shake-up has been in the works for a while now.
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Gone are the safe fits; she is fully committing to her new look.
Perry, it seems, is doing the same.
(Online, Perry hasreceived flackfor her new look, with critics proclaiming itderivative.)
2008
Physical reinvention is a tool artists have employed for decades.
Perry in Artemisi
At the Balenciaga fall 2024 couture show
In Sportmax
2008
In Balenciaga
Neil Mockford

Wearing a shirt with “Woman’s World” lyrics

Perry in Artemisi
At the Balenciaga fall 2024 couture show
In Sportmax