Groovy Baby! Katy Perry takes inspiration from Austin Powers as she steps out in plaid dress with oversized ruffled cravat

By Fay Strang

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She is not shy about experimenting with her style and is known for often taking inspiration from characters.

But while Katy Perry often gets it right with her wacky wardrobe, on Monday the singer missed the mark when she dressed in an Austin Powers-inspired outfit.

Looking anything but groovy baby the 28-year-old stepped out with a large ruffled cravat on her bright plaid dress as she left a recording studio in Hollywood.

All in a ruffle: Katy Perry couldn't be missed with her very large white collar as she left a recording studio in Hollywood on Monday

All in a ruffle: Katy Perry couldn't be missed with her very large white collar as she left a recording studio in Hollywood on Monday

Snap: Katy's cravat was very similar to one worn by Austin Powers in Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery in 1997
Snap: Katy's cravat was very similar to one worn by Austin Powers in Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999

Snap: Katy's cravat was very similar to one worn by Austin Powers in Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999

While the long-sleeved red dress wasn’t too bad on its own, the bright white collar detail couldn’t be missed.[related]

Her hair, which is currently a very dark brown, was worn loose and she completed her outfit with a pair of hoop earrings which didn’t really fit in with the rest of her look.

While Katy is currently believed to be recording new music, the songwriter behind her track Teenage Dream recently admitted that she almost didn’t give the song up. 

Eye catching: Katy's plaid dress also really stood out showing off her eclectic sense of style

Eye catching: Katy's plaid dress also really stood out showing off her eclectic sense of style

Bonnie McKee, who has co-written some of the star’s biggest hit, told US radio station 92.3 Now this week:

‘I loved Teenage Dream. I think that was my favourite one.

‘That was a hard one for me to give up because I've had that teenage theme kind of throughout my music.’

Meanwhile it’s not just music that Katy, who is thought to be back with John Mayer, has been working on.

Back to work: Katy was believed to be working on new music which will no doubt delight fans
Back to work: Katy was believed to be working on new music which will no doubt delight fans

Back to work: Katy was believed to be working on new music which will no doubt delight fans

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The Firework singer is set to release her third perfume – Killer Queen – next month, inspired by Queen singer Freddie Mercury. 

Speaking about the fragrance to Women’s Wear Daily, she said: ‘Killer Queen has been in my vocabulary since I was 15, because of the song Killer Queen by Queen.

'Freddie Mercury painted the lyrics of this woman who I wanted to be. She seemed very powerful, and she captivated a room when she walked in. I named my company Killer Queen after those lyrics. 

‘I feel like, after all this time, it was appropriate to use that name in association with something I did. I feel like I’m falling, finally, into that woman Freddie painted.’

Shady lady: Katy slipped on her sunglasses as she left the studio followed by a female friend

Shady lady: Katy slipped on her sunglasses as she left the studio followed by a female friend




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Miss Mann

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Talentless woman, her music is awful would be nothing without her looks

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That's hideous!

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id very much like to see her whams

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These things were very big in the early 90s, glad to see them make a comeback. Along with lace and hopefully bootcut trousers!

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'Scottish style'.......the lassie's braw.

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"Austin Powers"/Myers apparently invented 16th, 17th and 18th Century fashions, Gothic, Dandy, Sixties flower-power and the Eighties New Romantics. Just for mixing a tartan with a collar ruff - what inspirational journalism. Maybe you want to attribute democracy down to "Bill and Ted's excellent adventure" as well?

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i love it when people look different, i think she looks great! if we were all the same it would be dull and boring

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talentless hack

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Wow, shocking. Katy is wearing some conservative looking clothes. Maybe she is heading to church or something? That white thing around her neck looks a bit like a baby bib that catches food the baby might spit out. Hopefully, she's in that studio making some more smash hits. I bet she does. She's smarter and more talented than a lot of people think.

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