ELLE Magazine March Cover.. ELLE NOTE.

The ELLE circus traveled from New York City to Los Angeles for this month’s cover shoot with pop powerhouse Katy Perry. When Perry arrived on set, she tweeted, “Just walked into what could become my favorite magazine spread ever @ a movie set.” Nothing overwhelms the new Mrs. Russell Brand, not even a Shanghai-inspired, custom-built tent staffed with clowns, trapeze artists, and a camel. Our favorite firework joined the fun, shedding her own cosmic blue Christopher Kane dress, black leggings, and black leather Zac Posen jacket to get into character as an ultra-alluring 1920s circus performer decked out in Dolce & Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferré, and Louis Vuitton. The day’s soundtrack started with Florence + the Machine’s “Rabbit Heart” and London band the XX’s “Crystalised,” but soon Perry was ready to switch gears; her iPod picks included Marilyn Monroe classics that echoed across the set, inspiring the singer to turn up the rapture in Oscar de la Renta’s marabou-embellished dress, a shimmering leopard-print by Blumarine, and a flirty romper by UK-based designer Pamela Hogg. The bombshell kept mum about her hubby, and the most mischief she engaged in was a game of hide-and-seek with ELLE entertainment director Jennifer Weisel’s two sons, Jack, eight, and Teddy, five. But when everyone paused for a cupcake break—Perry requested red velvet—she revealed who she was planning to bring to February’s Grammys (her grandma) and excitedly discussed her holiday plans: a New York Christmas, then across the pond to visit the in-laws.