FASHION Magazine

Katy Perry is taking her brand of high-energy, high-camp, high-gloss pop on the road.
By Dennis Hensley

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Katy Perry is trying to find a delicate way to describe a nightmare she’s been having lately. She’s singing in front of thousands on her massive California Dreams 2011 World Tour when she suddenly discovers that the audience is getting more of a show than she had intended. “I don’t have part of my costume that I need,” she says cryptically, “so I feel exposed.” We get it, Katy; you’re flashing your fans. She laughs. “And then sometimes I dream that I put on my guitar and I don’t know how to play anymore. It’s like I don’t know how to do anything!” The California-born pastor’s daughter lets out a nervous giggle, then sighs. “I’ve got a lot on my mind.”

The Linate airport is looking like one chic departure lounge early this morning. Grabbing a coffee before jetting off to Paris is: Style.com‘s Nicole Phelps, the Los Angeles Times’ Booth Moore, WWD‘s Miles Socha. Plus, there’s a whole gaggle of seriously chic NYC cool girls who I’m always sitting next to at shows that (even at my age) have a way of making me feel like the girl in the high school caf who eats alone. But enough about me, I haven’t had two seconds to tell you about the final day of Milan fashion week!