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Billy Porter Just Won the Oscars with a Stunning Tuxedo Gown
"When you come to the Oscars, you must dress up."
Pose star and Tony Award winner Billy Porter shut down the 91st Academy Awards red carpet—and the internet—with a showstopping tuxedo gown.
"When you come to the Oscars, you must dress up," Porter said on Instagram. "Thanks @csiriano for creating this custom couture masterpiece. @oscarheyman you have outdone yourselves once again with your iconic jewels."
Twitter went bananas over the outfit:
\u201cBilly Porter just set the bar impossibly high for #Oscars fashion.\u201d— Jarett Wieselman (@Jarett Wieselman) 1551044168
\u201cAnd MOTHA Billy Porter came to SLAY!\n\nCategory Is: Cinderella Who? #Oscars\u201d— Tre'vell Anderson (@Tre'vell Anderson) 1551045699
\u201cI would like to moonlight as Billy Porter\u2019s gown wrangler.\u201d— Brian Sims (@Brian Sims) 1551052582
\u201cLRT; Billy Porter won. Everyone go home. Return your gowns and tuxes. GO HOME.\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d— \ud83e\udea9\ud83c\udd83\ud83c\udd81\ud83c\udd84\ud83c\udd73\ud83c\udd88\ud83e\udea9 (@\ud83e\udea9\ud83c\udd83\ud83c\udd81\ud83c\udd84\ud83c\udd73\ud83c\udd88\ud83e\udea9) 1551045662
\u201cThe next Ryan Murphy miniseries must be Billy Porter: Power Governess\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1551044574
\u201cIn an alternate timeline, Billy Porter and Shangela are dual nominees for the Favourite #Oscars\u201d— Alp Ozcelik (@Alp Ozcelik) 1551046761
\u201cAudra McDonald\u2019s time of death: Billy Porter O\u2019 Clock.\u201d— Audra McDonald (@Audra McDonald) 1551053257
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
