From Y2K throwbacks to clunky ensembles to that time she dressed like a baseball glove, Katy Perry's fashion choices haven't always hit the mark — and these are some of the worst of the lot.
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00:00From Y2K throwbacks to clunky ensembles to that time she dressed like a baseball glove,
00:06Katy Perry's fashion choices haven't always hit the mark, and these are some of the worst
00:10of the lot.
00:11In 2007, budding star Katy Perry wasn't widely recognized yet, and her style wasn't really
00:16there either.
00:17At an after-party for the subversive clothing line Imitation of Christ, Perry arrived in
00:22a dress that could've come off an early noughties Old Navy rack.
00:24The tropical orange florals were uninspired, the silhouette felt sloppy and bulky in the
00:29back, and the black belt was too clunky for the rest of the look.
00:32While this casual ensemble may have passed for running errands, it was hardly red carpet-worthy.
00:38There's one problem with setting a high bar for boundary-pushing fashion, everything else
00:42starts to feel boring by comparison.
00:44Case in point, Katy Perry's outfit at the 2009 Met Gala.
00:47The combination of vivid blue and metallic accents felt like a 2000s clubbing ensemble,
00:52which the choker-style halter neckline didn't help.
00:54Adding insult to injury, it didn't really fit the gown's connection to that year's theme.
00:59The model as muse, embodying fashion.
01:01A more editorial, traditionally Perry-like dress may have served the star better.
01:05At the 2012 Grammy Awards, Katy Perry made an unusually tame choice with an ice blue
01:10illy sob gown.
01:11The silhouette was timeless, and the appliqués delicate, but contrasted against Perry's modern
01:16styling, this dress instead felt outdated, out of step, and dare we say it, a little
01:20mother of the bride.
01:21The roar singer may have fared better with an edgy, contemporary look that matched the
01:25energy of her vivid blue hair color and slicked-back updo.
01:29As usual, Katy Perry went for outlandish style during her February 2018 appearance on Jimmy
01:34Kimmel Live.
01:35There's a reason the word pain is in champagne.
01:38That year, 1980s fashions were booming, but Perry's take on the look seemed unnecessarily
01:43loud and busy.
01:44More like an outdated parody of the decade's icons than a revival of its signature styles.
01:49The wide-shouldered, yellow cheetah-print dress was strong enough on its own, but Perry
01:53distracted from the statement piece with the addition of snakeskin leggings, and we
01:57certainly can't overlook the fact that Perry seemed to pair the look with slip-on Uggs.
02:01Katy Perry clearly doesn't mind vintage.
02:04After all, she's worn a lot of 40s and 50s-inspired fits over the years.
02:07However, her boho 70s vibe at a May 2018 taping of American Idol didn't reflect her usual
02:12style.
02:13The singer wore a sequined maxi dress with a halter neck, belly button cutout, and thick
02:17stripes that evoked crochet.
02:19Compared with long, dark dresses and a middle part, the look looked less like a Perry original
02:23and more like a Cher cosplay.
02:25As Perry's American Idol predecessor Randy Jackson might say, it's a no from us.
02:30Katy Perry's fame has afforded her a large platform to show off her fashion credentials,
02:34with some hits and some misses.
02:36One notable miss came in an Instagram post in February 2024.
02:40Perry's heavily-laced mini dress looked tortured on its own.
02:43One commenter wrote,
02:44"'Why is she dressed like a baseball glove?'
02:46And while we know that layered dresses have been trendy in recent years, this one was
02:49a strange match for her pink and purple leggings.
02:52Altogether, it seemed more like an uninspired throwback than a contemporary layered style.
02:57Katy Perry's ensemble at the Billboard Women in Music event this March gave us flashbacks
03:01to early noughties fashion traumas.
03:03I'm just focusing on not falling right now.
03:05Yeah, guys, by the way, she's wearing silts to the carpet.
03:09If her exposed rear wasn't bad enough, the strings of her thong arched above the waistline
03:13of her mermaid-cut maxi skirt a la 2002.
03:16And we don't care if peplum tops are back, the flippy hem of Perry's matching bustier
03:20didn't add much modern flair to this unfortunate outfit."
03:23Katy Perry's Y2K-inspired outfit at the documentary premiere of Diane von Furstenberg, Woman in
03:28Charge in June 2024, has us a little conflicted.
03:32On the one hand, we love the shrug, and its silhouette balances nicely against the singer's
03:36simple-cropped bodice.
03:38But the outfit overbalances against the long skirt's busy cutouts and metal adornments,
03:42which distract from her interesting top, taking this acid-washed look straight from
03:46a fashion-forward reinterpretation to an outdated throwback.