Katy Perry Attends Balenciaga’s Paris Couture Show in Monochrome Whiplash Chic

📍 Set against the brand’s now-signature black-curtained maze, the show unfolded like a backstage corridor turned runway. Perry arrived early, flanked by bodyguards, her look a study in monochrome restraint: a tailored black minidress with a deep V-neckline and sculpted shoulders, paired with matching heels and a single accessory—clear-lens spectacles that lent a cerebral edge to the ensemble.

Her hair, parted cleanly to the side and slicked into a tight bun, echoed the collection’s stripped-back ethos. No earrings, no statement bag—just Perry, polished and pared down, as if to say: the drama is behind me, not on me.

The Balenciaga collection itself, helmed by Demna, leaned into a “Standard” aesthetic this season—a deliberate pivot from past provocations. Gone were the theatrical silhouettes and dystopian flourishes; in their place, sharply tailored coats, pencil skirts, and couture-referenced eveningwear that nodded to corporate uniforms and utilitarian codes. It was fashion as function, but with a wink.

Perry’s presence wasn’t solitary. She was joined by Lauren Sánchez—fresh from her Venetian wedding to Jeff Bezos—and Kim Kardashian, who arrived in a stark white latex ensemble and Balenciaga’s signature long-heeled boots. Kardashian, now a formal brand ambassador, has weathered the brand’s controversies and emerged as its most visible muse, even starring in its recent “Fanclub Series” campaign.

The trio—Perry, Sánchez, Kardashian—formed a kind of couture constellation, each orbiting the brand with distinct gravitational pull. Sánchez, notably without Bezos, greeted onlookers with a wave, her own look understated compared to her recent bridal couture by Schiaparelli.