Katy Perry wearing COMME des GARÇONS is the star of the cover of the May issue of Vogue US

The pop star Katy Perry, who along with Pharrell William is the ambassador for the MET Gala 2017, interprets the creations of Rei Kawakubo, with a balanced mood between pop and melancholy, in a large photo shoot signed Mert & Marcus and edited by Grace Coddington, and the interview that accompanies it reveals moments of her life. The California girl comes to fashion as a language in which at the moment everything is metamorphosis, change, adaptation; she tells admiration for Madonna, Adele and Beyoncè, her idol, the she calls

"(...) our modern Michael Jackson. It proves that it's okay to be strong and vulnerable at the same time - and this vulnerability is not a weakness but it is actually a strength".

Katy confesses disappointment when Donald Trump won the US elections in November that has unhappy memories recalled: "I was very discouraged at some point. I reported many injuries. The misogyny and sexism have been present in my childhood. I have a problem with the oppressive men who do not admit equality. I felt again like a child in front of a scary face, authoritarian". In the interview, the star also spoke of when her parents took her to concerts by Madonna and Marilyn Manson to protest against them, an example of her strict Christian upbringing and how she managed to become the person he is today despite a child has He experienced the "generational racism", misogyny and sexism.

And the music? Perry calls it "pop with a purpose", but will not lean on the next record, although shortly after rumors claim Witness, the second single from the forthcoming album - in which there will be a duet with rapper Nicki Minaj - will be released in worldwide on 21 April.