Katy Perry sees red amid Twitter jokes and memes on her outrageous Met Gala costume
Singer paired eccentric costume with ornate red boots and a headpiece that read 'witness'.

All eyes were on Katy Perry as she arrived on the red carpet of the 69th annual Met Gala on Monday, 1 May. The pop star's wild and outrageous costume soon became the talk of the town, but for all the wrong reasons.
Dressed in bright red – from top to toe – in a custom Maison Margiela ensemble by John Galliano, Perry soon became the butt of Twitter memes and jokes. Fans drew bizarre and hilarious comparisons as they poked fun at the Roar songstress' tulle and silk dress complete with voluminous veil and embellished patterns.
To make matters worse, she even paired her eccentric costume with ornate red boots and a headpiece that read 'witness'. Clearly, fans had no mercy for Perry's bizarre style as they took to social media to slam the singer's looks, with hilarious allusions to Frankenstein's bride.
Is Katy Perry the bride of Frankenstein? Nope, just a cohost of the Met Gala. Wearing Margiela. #metgala pic.twitter.com/5DRw8mED4d
— Jacob Bernstein (@BernsteinJacob) May 1, 2017
"Is Katy Perry the bride of Frankenstein? Nope, just a cohost of the Met Gala. Wearing Margiela," an amused fan commented on Twitter. Others quickly jumped on to famous pop-culture parallels suggesting that the 32-year-old looks like Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice.
"Katy Perry at the #MetGala looks like Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice's wedding and no that is not a compliment #redwedding," one of the Tweeters joked.
Katy Perry at the #MetGala looks like Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice's wedding and no that is not a compliment #redwedding pic.twitter.com/Je1VrXw2aE
— Mike T (@majtague) May 2, 2017
Looks like @katyperry is getting AHEAD of the #MetGala pranksters this year... #KatyCarrie pic.twitter.com/OZkpx004sW
— Fran Mirabella (FM3) (@franmirabella) May 1, 2017
ðµWhy so silent, good monsieurs?
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 1, 2017
Did you think that I had left you for good?
Have you missed me, good monsieurs?
I have written you an operaðµ pic.twitter.com/1yKXmQvqIl
Taking things to another level, one fan compared Perry to the Phantom Of The Opera, who dons an all-red outfit during his song Why So Silent.
And how can one forget the latest rage – Game Of Thrones – as the Chained To The Rhythm hitmaker's scarlet dress reminded many a fan of the brutal red wedding.
Katy Perry looks like she's part of the Faith Militant from Game of Thrones. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/kQvRoOPB3L
— Lauren (@balfeheughlywed) May 1, 2017
While Perry sparked hilarious Twitter memes, she also faced backlash for her choice of designer – Galliano – who recently made a return to the fashion circles after four-years of exile. The controversial designer was fired from Dior in 2011 after he said that he "loved Hitler" in an anti-Semitic rant.
"So Katy Perry decided it was a good idea to wear clothing from anti-semite? Classy. #smh," criticized a fan alluding to Galliano's drunken rant at a Paris bar.
#metgala So Katy Perry decided it was a good idea to wear clothing from anti-semite? Classy. #smh
— Samantha (@MerciSamantha) May 1, 2017
Check out more fan reactions and hillarious tweets and memes below:
Katy Perry's outfit #metgala pic.twitter.com/DCOnj6pK3X
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) May 1, 2017
The Grim Gentrifier, Katy Perry #metgala pic.twitter.com/vYCwkDmtlP
— TheDevil's Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 1, 2017
i'm the girl in the back looking at katy perry like she done lost her damn mind #MetGala pic.twitter.com/lh6QXTGIay
— h (@undonewyork) May 1, 2017
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