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The last time we sawKaty Perryat theMet Gala, she literallylitup the red carpet dressed as a couture chandelier — and then changed into a cheeseburger costume. This year, she skipped the campy costumes in favor of an elegant look that fully embraced the event’sGilded Glamour dress code.
Perry, 37, commanded attention on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic steps, wearing a romantic Oscar de la Renta design.
“I feel great,” she toldVogueon the red carpet. “I mean it’s not my first rodeo so I feel like I can relax. You know last time I came to the Met I was a cheeseburger I loved it and I was like, ‘What am I going to do tonight?’ I’m going to play a whole different card and now I feel like I’m just accepting the darling darkness.”
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The design features a romantic asymmetrical neckline with a floral lace overlay and a black silk taffeta skirt. She teamed it with sheer opera gloves and drop diamond earrings.
“Oscar de la Renta did amazing work and I’ve been pinned in for like three hours,” she shared, adding, “Don’t ask me how I’m going to the restroom ever or anyone at the Met!”
This marks Perry’s first time at the Met Gala since 2019. The star skipped the event last September. And while the gala was canceled in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Perry shared a glimpse of the look she was planning to wear — a vintage Jean Paul Gautier corset.
“What could have been,” Perry wrote onInstagram, joining a long list of celebrities whopaid tribute to the prestigious fashion event(originally scheduled for May 4) on social media.
“#TheMetBall2020💔” she added in the caption alongside a photo of aJean Paul Gaultiercone bra corset.
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In 2019, Perry collaborated closely with Moschino mastermind Jeremy Scott on her candelabra-inspired look, honoring the gala’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” with her light-up design.
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The stop-and-stare look featured a custom Swarovski crystal-covered mini dress with matching collar and clear Swarovski crystals dripping down the bodice. She balanced a chandelier corset around her waist and matching smaller chandelier as a headpiece.
Katy Perry at the 2019 Met Gala.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty
“At the Met Gala, especially, I really lean into the theme and have fun with it,” Perry told PEOPLE in a recent interview when reflecting on her style.
And her Met fashion moments definitely speak to that.
In 2018 she wore a pair of oversize feathery wings for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” exhibit opening, floating across the carpet in the show-stopping Versace design.
The star’s stylistJamie Mizrahitold PEOPLE at the time that Perry’s outfit was going to be extravagant.
“I will just say she will definitely make an entrance!” Mizrahi said. “I mean you know Katy, how much she loves dress up and theatrics and kind of a production, so I think that is the joy in that.”
In 2017, Perry opted for a bold red tulle gown with veil for the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between”-themed gala.
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