How to Dress Sexy Retro Katy Perry Style (but on a budget)
American singer-songwriter Katy Perry is known not only for her best-selling records, but also for her playful, yet sexy and sophisticated, retro fashion style. If you want to dress like her but are working on a tight budget, you will find a trip to the thrift stores in search of vintage items will pay great dividends. Ask older members of the family to turn out their closets; even they may be surprised what they find. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Vintage corsets and bustiers
- Short fitted cardigan
- Vintage swimsuits and bikinis
- Tight high-waisted shorts
- Iron-on hemming
- Sheer pantyhose
- Full skirt
- Tulle petticoat
- Satin pencil skirt
- Vintage high heels
- Fake flowers
Instructions
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Katy Perry enjoys her showing off her curvaceous figure in tight-fitting bustier-style tops. Scour thrift stores for vintage corsets and bustiers from the 1950s and '60s when glamorous underwear was quite structural. Wear these as outerwear. Team with a short tight-fitting cardigan for a more demure look.
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Wear vintage bikini tops or swimsuits as an alternative. Katy Perry favors vintage fabrics such as polka dots and plaids. Wear fitted tops with plunging necklines that nevertheless have firm structural support, demure coverage, and are boned or tailored to fit.
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Team vintage tops with tight high-waisted shorts, with flat fronts. Katy favors satin and shimmering fabrics. Look for pants that you can cut and hem to make into shorts. If you can't sew, use iron-on hemming. Wear sheer pantyhose to even out flesh tone.
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If you are less confident about revealing your legs, opt for a full mid-thigh length skirt or dress. For more formal occasions Katy often teams a bustier-style top with a full skirt in vintage fabric supported by tulle petticoats. Makean inexpensive tulle petticoat by tying strips of tulle to an elasticated waistband. Alternatively, wear a tight satin pencil skirt. Search for items you can adapt by taking in side seams to achieve a skin-tight fit.
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Wear vintage high heels, scouring secondhand stores for suitable styles. Dress plain heels up with fake flowers, which Katy often wears as an accessory.
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Tips & Warnings
When on a budget, try local drugstores, Wal-mart or Target for your make-up.
Accessories can showcase your cool, spunky inner diva, i.e., big bangles, neon colors, silk flowers in your hair or pinned on your clothing, or big pearls.
Try something unusual with your retro look such as throwing on a pair of sexy mules or pumps in leopard print!
Be confident in your clothing because if you are not, it will show and you will not pull off the sexy, classy pin-up style.
Know that men will stare at you because they find your feminine style enticing and women will stare with curiosity and even envy.
References
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