Fabulous fashion and Katy Perry go hand-in-hand, making her an ideal guest for Season 3 of Mo Heart’s Amazon Music digital series, “The Walk In.” The concept is simple: The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum pokes around in the closets of music’s biggest stars to admire their most iconic outfits. In Perry’s case, Heart gets up close and personal with that all-denim VMAs tribute to Britney Spears as well as her, er, fruity 2009 Grammys look.
“It was inspired by Carmen Miranda, fruit on the head and fruit on the body,” Perry says of the sequined bodice in the glitzy clip. “I haven’t seen this for years.” The hitmaker, 37, then reminisces about the time she wore it for her very first Grammys performance. “It was right when I was making it and everything was happening,” she says, “singing ‘I Kissed A Girl’ — my [religious] parents were deeply ashamed — and I was on my way up.”
Perry is visibly touched by seeing the grape-embellished costume, which she keeps locked away in a “professional warehouse.” She then riffs on her love of fruit, revealing that it was not only the ruling aesthetic of her debut album, but also the subject of a tattoo on her ankle: a strawberry, which she dubs “Straw-Perry.” In another teaser for “The Walk In,” Perry tells Heart about the all-denim ensemble she wore to the 2014 MTV VMAs.
“I asked [rapper] Riff Raff to come with me,” Perry says, “and we both wore matching Versace that actually pays homage to Justin and Britney.” She reiterates that the look was intended as a tribute: “That moment Britney gave us was the moment, and I wanted to pay my respects.” Holding the outfit in her hands sparks a realization in the singer. “I have spent so much time thinking I was fat,” she admits. “I was never fat.” She turns to the camera: “Girls, you are not fat!”
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