What “Pose” Taught Billy Porter About Masculinity | Let’s Unpack That | InStyle

Billy Porter is an award-winning actor and activist known for breaking barriers on the stage, screen, and red carpet! Unpacking a handsome Hermès Birkin bag full of memories for InStyle, Billy reveals how the Ryan Murphy series “Pose” on FX gave him the courage to challenge the norms of toxic masculinity, takes us behind the scenes of his most iconic red carpet looks from the Met Gala to the Oscars to the Emmys and more, and shares how a 13-year break from Broadway helped make his Tony dreams come true with the massive success of “Kinky Boots.” #BillyPorter #Pose #Birkin #Broadway Bag: Hermès () 0:00 Introduction 0:21 The Tuxedo Dress 0:40 Playbill - The Revival of Grease 1:00 Billy Porter’s first IG posts 1:36 The Shade Hat 1:51 Pose and Showbiz in the 80s 3:07 The Met Gala Angel Wings 3:28 Adam Porter Smith 3:54 Billy’s Tony Award for Kinky Boots 4:41 Carnegie Mellon University 4:59 The Wand 5:20 Conclusion