The I Kissed A Girl singer took to her verified Instagram account to give her huge fanbase a glimpse of the outfit she was planning to wear at this year's star-studded bash. But much to her chagrin, the event had to be called off due to coronavirus.
The photo was accompanied by a caption that reads 'what would have been,' and she also used hashtag #TheMetBall2020. The recently shared photo shows a Jean Paul Gaultier cone bra, coupled with a massive belly plate that covers her baby bump.
The pale purple-tinted look seems to be a tribute to the Queen of Pop Madonna, who gave French designer’s silhouette a scandalous reputation when she unveiled the look in Japan, during her Blond Ambition tour. The 2020 Met Gala was themed About Time: Fashion and Duration and was slated to be hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, and Emma Stone with Louis Vuitton sponsoring the gala, Page Six reported.
As a substitute, the event was hosted by Anna Wintour via a YouTube live stream on May 4 and it featured a DJ organized by fashion designer Virgil Abloh and lots more. While a lot of people are likely to deem donning a cone bra as a bold move, Perry has a reputation for sporting over-the-top outfits, which comprises an extra-large chandelier costume she wore at last year's event which was based on a camp theme.
Aside from that, she sported an equally-unconventional hamburger look, which was designed by Moschino's Jeremy Scott, the fashion designer also behind her chandelier costume. Living up to her notoriety, Perry recently wore costumes inspired by hand sanitizer and toilet paper while shooting American Idol from her home.
She also posted a picture of her dressed as a toilet paper roll to her Instagram page. Her coronavirus-themed outfit captioned came with the witty caption 'WIPE (I mean SWIPE) over to see how you can vote for your fav #americanidol top 10 FYI spoiler alert.' She asked people on the West coast who are looking for the extra roll to tune into American Idol on ABC Network to see her 'big dumb stash.'
The 35-year-old singer clarified that her TP costume wasn't made of actual TP. As if that weren't enough, Perry posted a funny video of her trying to solve a puzzle outside her home, dressed as a mammoth toilet paper roll. She goes inside her house to take banana bread out of the oven and gets stuck in the doorway while coming out of the kitchen.