Billy Porter is slaying the world

Broadway has known and celebrated Billy Porter for many years. Since landing his role as Pray Tell in the FX series Pose and setting the fashion world on fire, he has become known to the rest of the world as well. Porter, 49, gagged People magazine with his embroidered suit and pink-lined cape at the 2019 Golden Globes and his tuxedo ball gown at the Academy Awards. They awarded him with a spot on the People’s Best Dressed of 2019 list. Headlines around the globe are blaring Porter’s “takeover” of London Fashion Week and his 15 looks in 72 hours.

“As a man, I really want to make a different kind of statement and show up in a way that could also be transformative, that could also be political,” Porter told People. “My goal was to be a walking piece of political art. When I show up that’s what my goal is. Put a man in a dress and it’s controversial, doesn’t make any sense, but okay. Let’s keep having this conversation until we can change something.”