Last night Katy Perry, dressed in a modified kimono with her face heavily powdered, opened the American Music Awards with a geisha-inspired performance of her new single, “Unconditionally.” ...

Causing a controversy: Singer Katy Perry, wearing a kimono, performs onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards on Nov. 24 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter / Today While it’s not the first time ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. During tonight's American Music Awards, Katy Perry showed up dressed in a Japanese kimono. Or in a Chinese cheongsam. Or both, actually.

I honestly can’t tell what’s more disturbing, the fact that Katy Perry dressed up in ... “Unconditional,” dressed in a kimono. Perry went all the way with borrowing from Japanese ...

But as the Cirque du Sayonara spectacle of Katy Perry's opening number unfurled, my jaw slowly dropped until it nearly rested against my collarbone. There was Perry, in full kimono, tabi socks ...

"All of the dancers wore original geishas [dresses], and Katy's version was a little more modern. For her we took a stunning real kimono and reworked it more into a gown." Asked about Perry's ...

25 (UPI) -- Katy Perry dressed up as a geisha for her rendition ... for her Sunday night performance in which she donned a pink kimono accompanied by heavy eye make up and traditional dance.

But as the Cirque du Sayonara spectacle of Katy Perry's opening number unfurled, my jaw slowly dropped until it nearly rested against my collarbone. There was Perry, in full kimono, tabi socks ...

Last night at the American Music Awards, Katy Perry performed her new hit song ... about "opening your heart" in a skin-tight Japanese kimono designed to reveal her chest. In the year 2013 ...

A kimono does not show cleavage ... But really what irks me is my co-worker’s reaction to Katy Perry’s performance. They called it artistic and that it wasn’t offensive to them in anyway. Even my ...

Sia was there (and she wore a Katy Perry kimono?) and Paris Hilton showed up, too, saying the thing that she always says. You can scroll through to witness this for yourself.

Katy Perry has responded to criticism of cultural ... While performing her hit, “Unconditionally,” Perry wore a full kimono, tabi socks, lacquered hair and geiko pancake.