Katy Perry, John Mayer Style: The Singer Radically Changes Her Look From When She Was With Russell Brand (PHOTOS)

Hm, John Mayer might have something to do with this...

It's not uncommon that a girl dumps a look along with her boyfriend -- after all, when a woman dates different people, she's usually thrown into different situations that can inspire her to take on different styles. So after seeing Katy Perry step out in a floppy hat and a denim, printed-sleeve jacket with her rumored new boyfriend John Mayer yesterday, we think we know exactly what happened.

We got to thinking about the pop singer's style on a grander scale: the usually-bubbly 27-year-old has been looking uncharacteristically boho lately, hasn't she? Black lace, fedoras and long-sleeved maxi dresses? That's not the "I Kissed A Girl" Katy Perry we got to know back in 2008.

That year, when the catchy hit song made Katy a household name, she tended to opt for bright, eye-catching ensembles (think: sequins, metallics and peacock-like color explosions). And we're sure it's no coincidence that she met her future husband Russell Brand on the set of "Get Him To The Greek" that same year. Their whirlwind romance, marriage and divorce has been documented by tabloids in great detail, but what about Katy's post-marriage style transformation?

Now that she's playing the are-they-or-aren't-they dating game with John Mayer, we're not seeing the bubble gum look that shot her to fame anymore. Could Katy's new musician boyfriend have influenced her to ditch the crayola-colored hair and light-reflecting clothes? That we can't be sure of. But we can be sure that the brunette bombshell has been decidedly more muted since she split with the eccentric British actor in December 2011.

While we doubt Mayer swooped in and gave Katy a fashion intervention à la Kimye, there's certainly been a change in her aesthetic since they were linked last July. Maybe the trends have just shifted or Katy wanted to try something new completely independent of her romantic relationships. Like we said, we're really only hypothesizing based on the evidence presented before us. But it's certainly interesting to think that stars, like us fashion-minded real people, have such a situational gauge of their sense of style.

As evidence of our theory, we've rounded up Katy Perry's opposing looks in the slideshow below. Do you see a difference in Katy Perry's Russell Brand and John Mayer styles? And have you ever shifted your wardrobe during a relationship -- even if you only noticed after the fact?

Bubble Gum Katy

Katy Perry's Shifting Style

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