Billy Porter (theebillyporter) reveals how John Travolta inspired his Oscars tuxedo gown
The 'Pose' star wanted an outfit that would be eye-catching and recalled Travolta's mangling of Idina Menzel's name at the 2014 ceremony, which made her a household name:"Oh my God, this is the saying-the-name-wrong moment!" he said of the concept.
Porter then took the mic to explain the backstory to the viral ensemble. He admitted that he’s been playing with “this gender-bending thing" for a while, dating back to when he was a kid. "I have to say that me and my sisters, we would. We had this sense of play. We were very free with ourselves and we would throw shirts on our head and wrap jackets around our heads and do Ntozake Shange poems around the house," he explained.
A version of this story first appeared in the June 12 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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