--- ---  # Katy Perry and Riff Raff Showed Up at the VMAs Dressed Like Britney and Justin  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 25, 2014 1:23 AM UTC  Riff Raff and Katy Perry attend the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. Riff Raff and Katy Perry attend the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California.Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 25, 2014 1:23 AM UTC Katy Perry and rapper RiFF RAFF just riffed on an outfit Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears wore to the [2001 American Music Awards](http://www.mtv.com/photos/britney-justin-jlo-more-in-all-denim-duds/1631643/4607105/photo.jhtml#4607105). The two showed up on the red carpet from the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards wearing the same denim getups that the early ’00s power couple wore 13 years ago. (But doesn’t it seem like yesterday?) Perry and RiFF RAFF recently teamed up for “This Is How We Do,” out on iTunes tomorrow. The pop diva has previously joked about dating rumors surrounding her and Riff Raff: [#TBT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBT?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) to when RIFF RAFF [@JODYHiGHROLLER](https://twitter.com/JODYHiGHROLLER?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) & I were dating & we took it to da studio to make dat real ✨magic✨ 💁 — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) [August 21, 2014](https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/502546246851391489?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) ### See Photos of Celebrities on the Red Carpet at the 2014 VMAs  Taylor Swift attends the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. 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