Katy Perry’s Style Evolution
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Katy Perry first nabbed our attention when she “kissed a girl.” But this shot of a young Perry, with sky-high lashes and retro eyeliner had us wondering if she was Zooey Deschanel’s long-lost twin.
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Katy Perry went for a pin-up show girl look at the 2008 VMA awards where she showed off her rockin’ body and sexy glam style.
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While the songstress has always been partial to thick black eyeliner she has been less than consistent when it comes to her hairstyles. This short haircut with straight bangs was one of Perry’s less frequent looks.
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Katy Perry takes her songs quite literally, as evidence of this “Peacock”-inspired dress at the 2010 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.
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Perry embraces her California roots (she was born in Santa Barbara, don’t ya know!) on tour in a pink and teal palm tree halter dress.
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Katy Perry doesn’t hold back when it comes to dressing up in over-the-top costumes. Our favorite part of this all-out toy soldier outfit? The tiny handlebar mustache.
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Perry goes incognito with this look of a bright blue wig, long-sleeved sequin dress and neon yellow nails.
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It might be safe to say that Perry was the first to set the trend of rocking pastel-colored hair with these blue, pink and purple highlights.
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Katy Perry let her angelic side show at this year’s Grammy Awards with a sequined bust, white taffeta train and feathered wings.
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There’s no question that Perry has a quirky and playful sense of style when it comes to clothes, but don’t take her dress too literally–the only person who has a ticket to her heart is her hubby, Russell Brand.
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Don’t worry, Katy Perry wasn’t having a momentary lapse of judgement with this denim jumper and pink turtleneck, she was just dressing up for the John Hughes-inspired music video for her hit song “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).”
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From brunette to blue to red and now blonde, it seems as though there aren’t many colors of the rainbow that are off limits when it comes to Perry’s hair color. One thing that always stays the same? Her penchant for brightly colored makeup and thick, sexy lashes.
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