'I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars.'
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Billy criticized Vogue's decision to make Harry its first man cover star in a more recent interview with , where the triple-threat artist and upcoming author noted that his own style broke boundaries before Harry's did."I changed the whole game," Billy said."I. Personally. Changed. The. Whole. Game. And that is not ego, that is just fact. I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it.""I feel like the fashion industry has accepted me because they have to. I'm not necessarily convinced and here is why," he continued.
Even though Harry's Vogue cover seemed like a valuable step away from conventional gender presentations, in the magazine and across the fashion industry, Billy's response to it is so valid. Breaking boundaries is cool, but authenticity, representation, and due recognition are just as important.
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