Only Katy Perry could pull off a dress made out of bum bags

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Only Katy Perry could pull off a bum bag dressNeil Mockford - Getty Images

There's no question a little black dress is a wardrobe essential, able to solve any sartorial struggle and suitable for just about any occasion. We thought we'd seen every iteration of the style, so classic is the silhouette. Until Katy Perry arrived at Balenciaga's SS25 collection show during Paris Fashion Week last night [Monday 30 September] that is.

There have been plenty of starry-eyed front rows throughout New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and Milan Fashion Week, but the French fashion house drew quite the crowd. From Nicole Kidman to Amelia Gray, the celebs in attendance made sure to stick to a moody colour palette. Though no one could top Katy's ensemble.

Far from your average LBD, Katy's dress appeared to be made entirely out of bum bags. As in, the pouch bag originally associated with middle-aged dads who wore the accessory clipped around their waists on a day out at a theme park.

With multiple zippered pockets attached to the front of the design and canvas handles featuring on the skirt, the resemblance between the dress and luggage was hard to miss. Even the halter neck, upon closer inspection, was a leather adjustable luggage strap with an additional handle topping the dress bodice. Katy accessorised the quirky 'fit with black heeled over-the-knee sock boots and wrap-around black visor sunglasses.

Her long dark hair was worn down in wet-look loose waves with bold eyeliner completing her beauty look. And, just as she had a QR code tattooed on her lower back at the VMAs, she again repped the same body art, this time stamping a QR code on the palm of her hand.

Yep, only Katy Perry could pull off a luxury, high-fashion take on dadcore.

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