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Photos: Katy Perry’s quirky style

Katy Perry took the stage at Madison Square Garden as part of her Prismatic World Tour in a fittingly reflective crop top and skirt.

Katy Perry took the stage at Madison Square Garden as part of her Prismatic World Tour in a fittingly reflective crop top and skirt.   (Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)

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The Valentino music note gown that Katy Perry wore to this year’s Grammy Awards put a new twist on Hollywood glamour.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Katy Perry donned a light green Gucci gown with an embellished neckline for the Grammy Awards in 2013.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Katy Perry paired an enormous hat shaped like a rose with an Alexis Mabille couture dress for the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Katy Perry sparkled in this white Armani gown, complete with feathered wings, at the 2011 Grammy Awards.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Katy Perry’s peppermint-covered dress coordinated with the candy colors of her dancers’ ensembles on her California Dreams tour in 2011.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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A yellow dress dotted with hearts gives Katy Perry a leg up in a performance at the 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.  (Peter Foley / EPA)

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Katy Perry’s retro-inspired style shines in a performance for the Grammy nominations in 2010.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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The pop star paired yellow Vintage Jet Rag onesie with a red vintage belt and turquoise shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood at Bar Chloe on Second Street in Santa Monica in 2008.

The pop star paired yellow Vintage Jet Rag onesie with a red vintage belt and turquoise shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood at Bar Chloe on Second Street in Santa Monica in 2008.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Here, the songstress wore a gray and pink Shareen Vintage dress and Sonia Rykiel pumps.

Here, the songstress wore a gray and pink Shareen Vintage dress and Sonia Rykiel pumps.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Perry brings her style to her on-stage performances as well, like in this red party dress with a full skirt.

Perry brings her style to her on-stage performances as well, like in this red party dress with a full skirt.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

"There are definitely flavors of that 1940s pin-up in how I dress," Perry has said. Here, she struck a pose at Z100's Zootopia party at the Izod Center in New Jersey in 2009.

“There are definitely flavors of that 1940s pin-up in how I dress,†Perry has said. Here, she struck a pose at Z100’s Zootopia party at the Izod Center in New Jersey in 2009.  (Rob Loud / Getty Images)

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"I really like to look like a history book," Perry has said. "I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippy hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings."

“I really like to look like a history book,†Perry has said. “I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippy hippie-chic, or sometimes I’ll pull that ‘80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings.† (Roger Kisby / Getty Images)

The Santa Barbara native wore this shimmering orange dress to the Guys Choice Awards in 2008.

The Santa Barbara native wore this shimmering orange dress to the Guys Choice Awards in 2008.   (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

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