The headline for this article was accurate if not altogether upfront. Katy does cover Harper’s Bazaar as Elizabeth Taylor, but she does so on the subscribers issue. We’ll get to that in a moment. Katy Perry also covers the newsstand version of Bazaar. She’s wearing a Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane dress and a Cartier bracelet. Katy looks gorgeous on the cover. I’ve always preferred her with black hair, and the severe, pulled-back ponytail only seems to work for her. The dress looks fantastic but not even close to functional. Who could eat dinner with a giant, transparent fan waving in one’s face? Such is high fashion.
So far, Bazaar has released only one quote, which is all about Katy’s main style influence, Liz: “An icon transcends time. Liz was so fabulous and decadent and had a style that evolved with the years … and I’m sure I’ll be married just as many times!” I saw the words “Elizabeth Taylor” and immediately thought the marriage comparison was an accurate one. So good on Katy for making that joke before anyone else had a chance. I can see hints of Liz’s style on some of Katy’s more glam, red-carpet looks, but Liz never walked around with a block of cheese or a giant sunflower on her head. The subscriber cover is Katy-as-Liz-circa-Andy-Warhol.
I hope Bazaar releases more interview excerpts soon, so we can dissect to our heart’s content. Katy hasn’t been in the news much lately. She hinted at Christmas music yesterday. She also broke up and got back together (again) with John Mayer. I don’t think either of them even keep track of the number of breakups anymore.
Katy also recently went ombre with her hair on Instagram. This light brown hair looks pretty, but I still prefer Katy with dramatic black locks.
Photos courtesy of Jean Paul Goude & Harper’s Bazaar
Almost as cringe-worthy as Blohan trying to do Marilyn. Stop trying to make this happen. And she is about 30, right? Pretty sure Liz had a few divorces under her belt by that point, strange comparison. Unless you want to compare their tumultuous, unhealthy relationships with Richard Burton/John Mayer, in which case, I kind of get …though I wouldn’t be bragging about that if I were Katy.
Yes, every time she tries to class it up, all I can think of is her eating Cheet-oh’s and smacking gum.
Definitely not like ET
I gotta disagree on the ombré, that is the best her hair has looked in a long time. Very very few people can pull off black hair if its not natural to them.
Ok, so I feel I have to ask: is it just me, or is Katy Perry slowly morphing into Kaley Cuoco?! Wth is going on? Do I need a visit to the eye doctor ASAP, or is someone else seeing this?
I can see it in the IG picture. No need for the optometrist just yet!
Oh, good, that’s a relief :-!
Why does that ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ cover look so bad? I can’t put my finger on it, but Katy does not pull it off.
I think it’s the eyes. Katy Perry has pretty eyes, definitely, but they are not too extraordinary. Elizabeth Taylor’s eyes were beyond measure.
Do they also look kind of surprised?
And yes, Elizabeth Taylor had fabulous eyes. Not only were they lovely, but they just had so much behind them – they were knowing and sultry and there was a hint of steel. None of that is there in Katy’s picture.
Exactly – Katy’s eyes are pretty, in comparison with Liz like that with the photo, it makes her look…odd.
I do like her hair though.
@Bridget: Yes. You looked into Liz Taylor’s eyes, and you might as well pull up a bar stool because you could see a whiskey neat and a story and a salty joke just waiting for you.
I think the stylists and photographer aren’t trying to make her Liz Taylor. She is the Andy Warhol Liz Taylor further deconstructed.
I think you are exactly right, Kiddo, and I love the concept. When I saw this on People a few days ago (forgive me CB for I have strayed) I kept staring at it trying to figure out why it was off to me. (All of this is simply my opinion of it and I know very little about art; disclaimer for the mush I am about to spout.) What I love about Warhol’s portrait of Elizabeth Taylor is his brilliant use of bright, almost clownish “makeup” over her iconic face. Not just her face, but iconic expression. Even with the extended lips and turquoise eye paint, she comes out from behind it.
When I looked at Katy Perry’s, because her eyes are a photo and not a painting, because they are naturally big and round and because the turquoise is accentuating their crystal blue color, her expression, to me, is surprised.
So I don’t disparage what they were doing but the effect took away what I like best about the Taylor portrait. That may have been their objective, in which case, they were quite successful.
OMG, love the hair.
She looks fab imo. Katy drives me nuts, but she’s a pretty woman who can pull off a full face of makeup.
She actually looks like Hedy Lamarr, they could be twins. And Jennifer Lawrence looks like Monica Vitti. Everybody has a double!
Doppelganger
Wow!! They both really do look like the older actresses. In one of the pictures, I actually thought Vitti was JLaw!! Spooky!
Terrible. Just like everything Katy Perry does
Thank you.
I love the whole Andy Warhol Liz Taylor collage theme.
Why must starlets try to copy their “idols”. It alwYs comes of an unoriginal. Be you. It’s great to have people you look up to but be you
The only thing worse was when KK attempted to copy Audrey Hepburn, the photo with the tight capri pants, ballet flats, white turtle neck sweater…ugh. It was a sad day for those of us who love Audrey Hepburn.
Yes that was horrible!
I would disagree wholeheartedly, but I just hopped off of KK’s Liz Taylor post and this is much better. I can settle for this homage over the other, lol.
Not a KP fan, and I wish people would staaaaaahp with recreating Liz/Marilyn/Audrey…but I am loving the Warhol pic! It’s so fun!
I like the lighter hair though I agree she also pulls off the black, slick pony nicely too. There is something about her that is interesting, though. She doesn’t seem to have a soft look, generally and I hope she explores that. She is either guarded or goofy. Perhaps a softer look will come age and maturity.