Katy Perry homages Britney Spears in Versace at the VMAs: trashy or cute?

Katy Perry

My first thought when I saw Katy Perry last night was, “Gross, she brought Riff Raff as her date.” Then I realized Katy was working a version of 2001 Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, and everything fell into place. Are Katy and Riff dating? I don’t know. Katy and Riff bragged about a date in March. This feels like a stunt. These two wanted trashy, and they got it.

Katy’s dress is Versace. She admitted she was dressed as Britney: “I must admit my outfit is a result of my love for nostalgia and my tumblr addiction.” Riff is hysterically awful, but he’s a bit less douchey than JT these days. Katy won the Best Female Video for “Dark Horse” (the video where she insulted Islam). Katy is annoying, but she looked good last night. She brought classic Britney with extra cleavage and some cowboy-themed jewelry to boot. A heavy-banged wig completed the look.

Katy Perry

Iggy Azalea wore a skin-tight, embellished Versace gown. Iggy said that Versace asked her to wear one of their designs. They flew in the dress, but it didn’t fit. So there was a dramatic tailoring session, and the rest is history. Iggy looks good. I would have preferred a jewel tone because the silver washes her out. Iggy performed “Black Widow” with Rita Ora. The performance was rumored to involve Iggy and Rita beating up men. ACK. Thankfully, it only included a bunch of ballet dancers and the two leads walking around like badasses. Iggy also won “Best Pop Video” with Ariana Grande for “Problem.”

Iggy Azalzea

Rita Ora went for vampy glamour in Donna Karan Atelier. Rita always walks into an event like she’s just arrived. Considering that the villainous Calvin Harris was nowhere to be seen, this was a good night for Rita. I loved her red dress, which was very slinky. It reminds me of something Rihanna would wear.

Rita Ora

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  1. GiGi says:

    I am no Katy Perry fan, but she redeemed herself with me a bit here. I love that they did this!

  2. Talie says:

    Iggy’s dress didn’t fit probably because of that new ass!

    • Detritus says:

      Is it real? It’s awesome looking but very minaj like

      • JenniferJustice says:

        It’s fake. I googled images of her to see what her body was like before she became famous in the U.S. Definitely implants. Why do women do this? It’s not attractive or sexy. Who in the heck wants Bozo hips?

    • DTX says:

      +1000!

      She is a walking billboard for midsection lipo & fat transfer to the butt for sure!

    • MCraw says:

      The butt and the wig always distract. And then when she opens her mouth I wanna put pillows over my ears.

  3. Kiddo says:

    Katy Perry wins this round. Holy crap, how often do you hear that?

  4. Loopy says:

    This Riff Raff looks like he needs to be hosed down with industrial bleach. She has the grossest taste in men.

    • Dani2 says:

      Haha a commenter on here made a hilarious comment about him in the initial post about him:
      “I do t know know who that guy is and I don’t care because he is the worst. He looks like the product of “behind the dumpster sex” and was raised in the bathroom of a Florida RaceTrack/stop n shop bathroom. Like the type if dude who would have 5 different flavors if lube in his glove compartment. The type of dude you wouldn’t buy drugs off of because he looks too stupid to do it well. The type of dude who smells like cherry car air freshener and old Chinese food.
      Try f—ing that. *shudders*” – @Arock

    • Zapp Brannigan says:

      He looks like he has lice, and she is too old to be rebelling against daddy by choosing “badboys”.

    • Gea says:

      Iggy looks very uncomfortable in that white dress. Rita just doesn’t own that look and it is to made up for her.

  5. eliza says:

    That Riff Raff dude is gross and their outfits are douchey. I don’t think it’s a cute nod to the past.

  6. mimif says:

    I feel nine thousand years old because I don’t get any of it. (I mean I get it, I just think everybody looks & sounds like sh-t).

  7. QQ says:

    Well, leave it to the two morons that love acting/dressing as racial caricatures to pull this… Cause it was a Halloween Party?

    Anyways Britney did it Better, this lacks insouciance, but abounds in that cloying corny Gruyere flavored cheese that Katy Perry so favors

    Rita needs all the colorists helps and ALL the hot oil treatments that are currently being offered in the market… Or a pixie cut

    • Dani2 says:

      +1 To everything Q, and I laughed so hard at your Katy Perry comment.
      And yes girl, Rita’s hair needs help.

    • Victoria1 says:

      YES! I’ll hold her down and you fix that “hair” or whatever you want to call that mess

      • QQ says:

        Im not gonna Fix It Victoria, Im No Jesus.. I WILL however take some scissors to that bad boy and give her a Mia Farrow

    • Anna says:

      Yes QQ! I saw them as the “cultural appropriation couple” of the night. Someone made a joke and said Katy ran out of cultures to appropriate so she started copying Britneylol!

      I think Rita needs to go to a darker color and get some conditioning treatments. Maybe a Shea moisture treatment or Olive Oil

      • QQ says:

        Yes Anna, in a stroke of Marketing Genius you’ve come up with what shoulda been the title of the Post : “Cultural Appropriation Barbie and Ken™ Now with a 2000s themed matching outfit”

    • eliza says:

      +100

    • mimif says:

      I’m never eating gruyere again.

  8. Ag says:

    Good lord.

  9. JessSaysNo says:

    I didn’t really like it. Katy is trying to throwback to Britney but Britney did the look when she was what, 17-18? And it was new and glorious and perfect for that 2001 awful fashion period. Katy is 29 (Britney is only 32!) so it just seemed like she was trying to do the “young, new version) of it but… they are almost the same age and Katy will never touch Britney.

  10. aims says:

    He looks absolutely gross. I don’t care about Katy Perry and I never played attention to Britney spears, to me they both sing like crap,if you can even consider it singing.

  11. Blythe says:

    Rita wants to be Rihanna so bad. Rihanna wore a similar dress a while back ago. Her orange skin, her platinum blonde mess, and that horrid shade of red lipstick do not work on her at all! It is not attractive, girl!

  12. Victoria1 says:

    That gross guy made me violently ill to my stomach. KATY! I want to shake you for the following reasons: your music sucks, your taste in men sucks, and you in general annoy me.
    I think Rita is pretty but that HAIR, Kaiser you hate bangs! But do something about processed wrong blonde tones! I CAN’T STAND IT.
    Iggy needs to be flushed down the toilet with her fake ass and annoying music. My mom told me she likes her music. *face palm*

  13. Anna says:

    I used to like Riff Raff because I thought he was entertaining (especially on Gs to Gents) but after I heard all those stories from how he’s treated female fans (among the other sh*tty things he’s done) I don’t like him at all and Katy associating with him is another reason I don’t like her anymore. I think they’re probably partying together a lot and then hooking up. I bet Diplo set this up after all those rumours were around about him and Katy. Katy’s comments lately about tumblr are pretty funny considering most people on there don’t like her and don’t support how she’s carrying on, especially after her comments about Transgender women (who she steals a lot of her stuff from). I’m surprised she likes tumblr so much but is still so offensive

    Rihanna has worn a dress really similar to Rita’s before just in a different colour

  14. AlmondJoy says:

    Trashy, no. Tacky and the cheesiest of cheese, yes.

    I do NOT like Iggy but her body looks amazing 👀👀👀

    That shade of blonde washes Rita out, but she still looks nice.

  15. GlimmerBunny says:

    Rita looks STUNNING. She wears so many hideous outfits that I sometimes forget what a classic beauty she actually is!

  16. Tracy says:

    I have no idea who this guy is but my initial reaction when I saw his pic was…. Ewwww…..

  17. Arock says:

    I hate this guy.
    Katy Perry’s outfit just seems stunt-rific, not a homage or cute. Are they a thing, The human Cheeto and cupcake tits? Ugh, I bet his pinky nails are really long and gross.
    Just.nasty.

  18. BendyWindy says:

    Rita looks like she’s wearing a nightgown.

  19. Bridget says:

    Did Iggy not realize she was going to the VMAs? Cause she’s the token overdressed girl in the sparkly gown (bonus points for it clearlynot fitting). It’s not like Versace wouldn’t have had a variety of more occasion appropriate outfits.

  20. Sara says:

    Rihanna actually wore that outfit 2 years ago but in Green. The black one kylie jenner was wearing has been Wien by rih at the pre Grammy party but in yellow

  21. TheOriginalKitten says:

    I don’t like any of it.

  22. Josefa says:

    It’s the VMAs so I actually appreciate when the singers go ahead and do something tacky on purpose. Props to Katy.

    Iggy is such a butterface. Her body is ridiculous but her face always looks so jank.

    This is the best Rita’s ever looked for me and I can’t stand this woman.

  23. in_theory says:

    Neither of them looks any good, IMO. By the way, is “homages” an actual word? I mean, can you use it as a verb instead of a noun?

  24. qtip says:

    Riff Raff looks like a cautionary tale about having unprotected sex.

    • Lil' Sausage says:

      Ha! I just spat on myself laughing at this! I was just thinking about how just looking at him makes me think I might need a cycle of doxycycline. He is all kinds of nasty gross.

  25. Nicolette says:

    No, just no.

  26. Happy21 says:

    Katy HAS been on tour with Kacey Musgraves so perhaps it’s also homage to her country bestie?

    Regardless I think she looks fabulous!

  27. mimi says:

    I know she’s a pop star with marginal talent who depends on gimmicks, props, wigs, exaggerated drag queen-style makeup and outrageous costumes to stay relevant but seriously, it’s getting so lame now…even for an MTV awards show. What was cute in her early twenties, now looks desperate at 29. She’s a pretty woman without the wigs and makeup. She doesn’t need to try so hard to look attractive. As for her date, he’s obviously another one of her props. I have no idea who that scuzzy looking guy is and I’m just fine with that! LOL

  28. Cupcake says:

    LOSE. Britney was EVERYTHING in that outfit and Katy Perry looks meh. Don’t set yourself up for comparisons gurl, it’s just sad.

  29. nickeldime says:

    this is just such a formulated move by katy and wes (diplo) to dodge dating rumors. he even tweeted something about how great they looked. I don’t know, if that were my significant other I would find it even stranger to use a mutual friend as a cover up.

  30. Jayna says:

    So cute. It’s the VMAs, video music awards, not the Oscars. They don’t even nominate the best videos oftentimes. You have to have a hit to even get picked even if the video is boring and they ignored more creative videos even if they were popular as a single but not in the in crowd at the moment or a number one hit. It’s just a fake awards show.

    It looked adorable on her, and she was having fun with it. Good for Katy.

  31. Olivia says:

    Man, I know I’m a day late with this, but

    UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    to both of these two.

  32. ozmom says:

    Ugh, maybe I’m too old for this as I think they all sound & look awful.

  33. Britt says:

    The thing about Katy Perry is- she’s always having fun with her clothes. It’s always a bit tongue-in-cheek so good for her! She tries different things, her style is both creative and fun. Why not?