The release of the 2010 album Teenage Dream was not only a defining moment in music, but for Katy Perry’s style. The cupcake top and whipped cream bra from the California Gurls music video are inarguably iconic, and her candy-themed tour wardrobe cemented her as a sartorial boundary-pusher.
While she continued releasing music over the next decade, upon dropping the lolly-inspired garb, Perry’s status as a trend setter fell by the wayside and her ensembles out of the headlines (aside from that time she wore a hamburger to the Met Gala).
However, ahead of the release of her sixth studio album, Perry has stepped back into the spotlight—with a whole new wardrobe.
The singer’s style renaissance may have been brought sharply into focus thanks to recent, viral appearances at Paris Couture Week; but Perry’s sartorial comeback has been brewing in the back of our feeds for some time. Ahead, look back at some of the pop star’s best new looks that you probably missed.
Balenciaga
June 2024
At the fashion house’s fall/winter ’25 Haute Couture show in Paris.
Balenciaga
June 2024
Arriving at the Ritz during Paris Couture Week, wearing a train that seemingly features her own lyrics on it.
Grace Ling Couture
May 2024
On an episode of American Idol.
Interior NYC
April 2024
At the iHeart Radio Awards.
Loewe
December 2023
At the 2023 VinFuture Prize in Vietnam.
Vivienne Westwood
May 2023
At the coronation of King Charles III.
In Bob Mackie
April 2023
For a televised performance celebrating Carol Burnett’s 90th birthday.
This article originally appeared on Marie Claire Australia and is republished here with permission.
