It feels like Katy Perry has become a meme countless times, fromher Super Bowl Left Shark momentto her trip to space.
And now? She's a meme yet again. At the 2026 Met Gala, she wore a dress that was --per USA TODAY-- "all repurposed from surplus tailoring fabrics, meaning that no new materials were used to make this dress." But it was her headpiece designed by Miodrag Guberinic that caught many eyes, with a mask that opened and closed.
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A video of her closing it up became an instant meme. Here are a few examples after the night in New York:
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