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.

PARIS FRANCE  JUNE 26 Katy Perry attends the Balenciaga Haute Couture FallWinter 20242025 show as part of Paris Fashion…

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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.)

NEW YORK  AUGUST 29 Katy Perry performs on NBC’s Today at Rockefeller Plaza on August 29 2008 in New York City.

2008

Physical reinvention is a tool artists have employed for decades.

Perry in Artemisi

At the Balenciaga fall 2024 couture show

In Sportmax

NEW YORK  JUNE 09 Pop singer Katy Perry poses for pictures after visiting MTV’s TRL on June 9 2008 at MTV Studios in New…

2008

PARIS FRANCE  JUNE 25 Katy Perry arrives at The Ritz Hotel in a stretch limousine during the Haute Couture FallWinter…

In Balenciaga

PARIS FRANCE  JUNE 25 Katy Perry arrives at The Ritz Hotel in a stretch limousine during the Haute Couture FallWinter…

Neil Mockford

New York City NY  Katy Perry spotted leaving her New York hotel taking time to sign autographs and take pictures with…

Wearing a shirt with “Woman’s World” lyrics

Pop star Katy Perry is seen leaving the Crillon Hotel in Paris.Pictured katy perryRef BLUS7770438 240624…

Perry in Artemisi

PARIS FRANCE  JUNE 26 Katy Perry attends the Balenciaga Haute Couture FallWinter 20242025 show as part of Paris Fashion…

At the Balenciaga fall 2024 couture show

NEW YORK NY  JUNE 28 Katy Perry is seen on June 28 2024 in New York New York.

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