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Revisit Katy Perry's VMA Evolution: From Gold Grills to Full-Body Denim

And so many textures.

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As a veritable style chameleon (at an awards show where anything goes), Katy Perry has done it all for the VMAs: Sock-hop getups, golden grills, and an homage to Britney Spears in all-denim. Ahead of her hosting gig this Sunday, relive all her best stage and red carpet looks ahead.

<p>Vintage pin-up meeds Lady Liberty. </p>
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2008

Vintage pin-up meeds Lady Liberty.

<p>*Ahem* A not, <em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">not</em> important angle of the 2008 VMAs (before all the "bad blood" began).&nbsp;</p>
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2008

*Ahem* A not, not important angle of the 2008 VMAs (before all the "bad blood" began). 

<p>Quite literally hot and cold. </p>
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2008 (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Quite literally hot and cold.

<p>Angry Birds, but make it fashion.&nbsp;</p>
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2008 (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Angry Birds, but make it fashion. 

<p><a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a23929/katy-perry-instagram-hillary-clinton/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">Stanning for the Dems</a> even back in 2008.&nbsp;</p>
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2008 (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Stanning for the Dems even back in 2008. 

<p>The most tinsel-y of red carpet dresses.&nbsp;</p>
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2009

The most tinsel-y of red carpet dresses. 

<p>Rei Kawakubo, eat your heart out.&nbsp;</p>
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2009 (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Rei Kawakubo, eat your heart out. 

<p>Gundam style.&nbsp;</p>
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2009 (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Gundam style. 

<p>*extremely Katy Perry voice* "I wanna see your peacock."&nbsp;</p>
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2009 (MTV Video Music Awards in Japan)

*extremely Katy Perry voice* "I wanna see your peacock." 

<p>Only thing missing are the ice skates.&nbsp;</p>
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2010

Only thing missing are the ice skates. 

<p>Flintstones construction meets Jeremy Scott.&nbsp;</p>
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2010 (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Flintstones construction meets Jeremy Scott. 

<p>Asian homage the Katy Perry way with a retro "pink lady" wig and a vibrant <a href="https://www.racked.com/2016/1/26/10829826/cultural-appropriation-clothing-mixed-race" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">cheongsam</a>. We could call it a prelude to the geisha performance at the AMAs that made <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/katy-perrys-geisha-style-performance-needs-to-be-called-out/281805/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">critics cry</a> "racial appropriation" (eek).</p>
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2011

Asian homage the Katy Perry way with a retro "pink lady" wig and a vibrant cheongsam. We could call it a prelude to the geisha performance at the AMAs that made critics cry "racial appropriation" (eek).

<p>A walking work of modern art. </p>
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2011

A walking work of modern art.

<p>Our invitation to the sock hop party must have been lost in the mail...&nbsp;</p>
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2011 (European Video Music Awards)

Our invitation to the sock hop party must have been lost in the mail... 

<p>Another form of <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g4972/wildest-vmas-red-carpet-looks-ever/?slide=11&amp;thumbnails=" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">outfit as self-promotion</a>. </p>
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2011

Another form of outfit as self-promotion.

<p>A very tame impression of the <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/g2707/naked-dress-celebs-red-carpet/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">naked dress</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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2012

A very tame impression of the naked dress. 

<p>Blink and you might miss the gold grill to match this Kitty Purry get-up. </p>
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2013

Blink and you might miss the gold grill to match this Kitty Purry get-up.

<p>Riff Raff&nbsp;and Katy Perry's brilliant #throwback to Justin and Britney's matching denim outfits&nbsp;(R.I.P). </p>
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2015

Riff Raff and Katy Perry's brilliant #throwback to Justin and Britney's matching denim outfits (R.I.P).

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2017

A live action version of the moon-man on the VMA award. 

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2017

Clean, understated, and quite a departure from the Katy Perry looks we've seen in years past. 

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2017

Another chic, subdued, but sparkly look for the singer. 

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2017

Shiny and maxi-length is Katy Perry's aesthetic for the night. 

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