Oscars 2019: Billy Porter's tux-gown gets a thumbs up; Twitter calls him 'the Ranveer Singh of Hollywood'

Oscars 2019 saw many gorgeous red carpet looks , including Billy Porter’s ensemble, which defied all fashion norms. The tuxedo jacket with a velvet gown was designed by Christian Siriano and the actor-singer paired it with sixinch high Rick Owen shoes.

“My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up. To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean? Women show up every day in pants, but the minute a man wears a dress, the seas part,” Porter, who stars in Pose, wrote for Vogue .

Twitter users lauded his fashion statement but could not help pointing out that Ranveer Singh also has a similar sense of style.

Hollywood has their own version of Ranveer Singh 😂😂#Oscars #Oscars2019 #Oscar pic.twitter.com/7qgSqIVXYO

— Sudhanshu (@Sudzada) February 25, 2019

Ranveer Singh's Hollywood fashion soulmate is Billy Porter, and we have enough proof

— Bizma Gul (@BismaaGul) February 25, 2019

@RanveerOfficial inspires #Hollywood #AcademyAwards #AcademyAwards2019 #oscars billy porter #Oscars2019 https://t.co/VXzwFLAudF

— Ankit Kacker (@ankitkacker) February 25, 2019

#Oscars was missing Ranveer Singh, eh not anymore 🤷🤷🤷🤷 https://t.co/IbAabjGGdd

— ಸಹನ (@Sahana_Mgowda) February 25, 2019