Katy Perry’s Fruit-Flecked Fantasy at the 2009 Grammy Awards • CelebMafia

Katy Perry turned the Staples Center into a technicolor orchard—her fruit-adorned corset and cheeky theatrics made “I Kissed a Girl” feel like pop’s candy-coated rebellion.

It was the performance that launched a thousand think pieces—and probably a few produce-themed Halloween costumes. On February 8, 2009, Katy Perry took the stage at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles to perform her breakout hit “I Kissed a Girl,” and she didn’t just sing it—she staged it.

Dressed in a corset bursting with faux fruit—bananas, strawberries, grapes, and glittering cherries—Perry looked like she’d raided Carmen Miranda’s closet and added a dash of Vegas. The costume, reportedly custom-designed (designer unconfirmed at press time), was a confection of pink satin, green accents, and rhinestone embellishments. It wasn’t subtle, and that was the point.

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