Billy Portersure knows how to make an entrance.
Billy Porter at the 2019 Met Gala.Getty
After stepping onto the carpet himself, Porter, 49, spread his wings and posed for the cameras.
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ThePosestar is no stranger tostealing the show on a red carpet, and is particularly fond of a good cape moment. In a recent interview withNew York Magazine‘sThe Cut, he revealed that he hired stylist Sam Ratelle last March to elevate his style — and started shopping more freely on his own.
“I went and dropped so much money at Rick Owens,” he said. “That was the beginning for me: the Rick Owens platform boot. There’s femininity inside of it, but there’s also a strength to it.” (He loved the six-inch boots so much that he wore them underhis dress at the Oscars.)
“My authenticity was a liability for me for a long time. And I got used to it. I gotfinewith it, whatever that was,” he added. “But I got to a place where I had to tell it. We cannot be silent. That’s what I learned fromPose, my friends, and that era. I had to be honest. I had to be real.”
source: people.com
