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"  For tonight&amp;#039;s VMAs, Katy Perry channeled everyone&amp;#039;s favorite #TBT: She wore a questionable denim dress that was nearly identical to the questionable denim dress Britney Spears sported at the 2001 American Music Awards.  The custom Versace number was an intentional nod to Brit&amp;#039;s infamous look\u2014Perry even recruited rapper Riff Raff to be her Justin Timberlake to complete the epic tableau. She also tweeted about the outfit, explaining she did it because she&amp;#039;s a fan of nostalgia.    I must admit my outfit is a result of my love for nostalgia and my tumblr addiction #THISISHOWWEDOVMAS \u2014 KATY PERRY (@katyperry) August 24, 2014    Though the look is blingier than Brit&amp;#039;s original patchwork, er, gown, it&amp;#039;s a pretty spot-on reenactment. And certainly an excellent, and effective reminder that we should never return to the early 2000&amp;#039;s.  Update: Britney responded to Katy&amp;#039;s throwback look, giving her the thumb&amp;#039;s up, via Twitter:    .@katyperry Just when I thought the denim dress had retired....you bring it back! You looked amazing tonight bb ;) \u2014 Britney Spears (@britneyspears) August 25, 2014    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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