Hollywood can keep its superheroes. theebillyporter is done trying to fit in, EmiliaPetrarca writes
Palomo Spain top, $1,440 at www.palomospain.com. Photo: Campbell Addy One does not simply wear a cape; capes are meant to be worn, as in worked. They have to fly.
The resulting images quickly went viral. “It was so much fun,” Porter said, still slapping his knees with satisfaction. “And I got to fuck everybody up in the process.” Porter played with what power looks like, specifically masculine power, and that made some people uncomfortable. Even the way he carried his body, puffing out his muscular chest while folding his hands elegantly by his cinched waist, was a challenge. His energy was both masculine and feminine; hard and soft. No one could define it. He wasn’t in drag. He wasn’t in costume. He was just Billy Porter.
Ann Demeulemeester top, price upon request at www.anndemeulemeester.com. Tiffany and Co. necklace, $98,000 - $105,000 at www.tiffany.com. Moschino jacket, $10,995, and pants, $8,995, at www.moschino.com. Saint Laurent scarf, $595 at 3 East 57th Street. Thom Browne shoes, $1,290 at 100 Hudson St. Photo: Campbell Addy Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Porter was raised by stylish, churchgoing women.
Three years after Angels in America, Porter landed the role of “Lola” in Kinky Boots on Broadway, which would earn him a Tony and a Grammy. “Everything that I was told was my liability as an artist was exactly what they needed to make that show work,” he said. Lola is a cabaret performer and drag queen, who helps to save a struggling shoe factory with a pair of fabulous high-heeled boots. “Putting on the pumps grounded me more than anything else in my life,” he added.
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