KATY PERRY CHANNELS EARLY AUGHTS ERA JUSTIN AND BRITNEY IN DOUBLE DENIM

In 2014, Katy Perry and her date, Riff Raff, both wore double denim ensembles to the MTV VMAs red carpet

Making no bones about where she got the idea for her look, the singer tweeted Britney Spears,

who is famed for walking the red carpet in top-to-toe double denim with her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s

I tried my best, I hope you like it!" Perry sent Spears a tweet. Fortunately, Spears, who believes that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,

The performer donned an off-shoulder corseted shirt and baggy jeans by Porto-based company Marques'Almeida to the Country Music Awards red carpet on Wednesday night.

With a pair of bare, sparkling heels, pearls, and a diamond choker around her neck, Perry added some campy accessories.

The singer had a glossy pink lip and looked wonderfully radiant on the red carpet with her long, dark hair worn in loose waves. All around A+.

Of course, it takes an army, and in her Instagram feed from the evening, Perry made sure to acknowledge them.