non-binary dressing
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'What Are We Saying?': Billy Porter Calls Out the Misogyny in Fearing a Man Wearing a Dress
“As artists, we get to be a part of changing,” Billy Porter told the women of The View on Friday morning. “With me, the clothes have a statement; the clothes mean something, I want to open up conversations.” Porter has certainly helped open up a few—specifically when it comes to challenging gender-specific dressing on the…
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From Moonlight to Magazine Covers, Ashton Sanders Isn't Just Another Man
It’s #ThrowbackThursday, which got us thinking about that time in 2016 when Ashton Sanders broke barriers portraying the withdrawn and confused teenaged Chiron in the 2017 Academy Award-winning film Moonlight. Aside from that year’s grande finale upset at the Oscars, Sanders would prove instrumental in presenting a little-seen, but nevertheless much-needed version of black masculinity…
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With a History-Making Debut and Genderless Collection, No Sesso Breaks Barriers During NYFW
No Sesso co-founders Pierre Davis and Arin Hayes are New York Fashion Week newcomers, but their reputation is already well established among industry cool kids. The Los Angeles-based design duo that also deejays part-time have bridged music and fashion with their gender-defying clothing, as seen on the likes of Lizzo, SZA, Chloe x Halle, and…
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Man Enough? Racing Star Lewis Hamilton Confronts His Biases on the Cover of British GQ
“I want to make amends,” reads the caption above Lewis Hamilton’s name on the cover of British GQ’s August issue. The race car driver is pictured wearing a patchwork plaid kilt and jacket, the latter left open to display his chest, left bare but for an elaborate necklace. It’s an intentionally gender-bending look for the…