Robin Abcarian: The in-your-face politics behind Billy Porter's perfect Oscar night tuxedo gown
by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
Feb 27, 2019
3 minutes
The only person who turned my head on the red carpet the other night was Billy Porter, the Broadway star whose black velvet tuxedo gown was as beautiful as it was transgressive.
When I saw Porter, with that voluminous ball gown skirt trailing behind him, I felt as if I were seeing the contemporary equivalent of the mythical centaur - a proud man's head and torso appended to an unexpected but perfect bottom half.
"My goal is to be a walking
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