From Troye Sivan in drag to the Billy Porter tuxedo-dress that raised the roof, this is 2023 in all of its queer fashion glory.
WORDS BY ALICE MOREY HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN 2023 was the year that saw Barbiecore paint the URL and IRL worlds Pepto-Bismol pink, Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour make diamanté catsuits so ubiquitous they became coffee run-appropriate casualwear and Miu Miu convinced us, en masse, to forgo our trousers.
And, despite the creeping influence of indie sleaze, Y2K fits continued to reign supreme, with fans in Ice Spice and Troye Sivan (in drag, that is).
GAY TIMES rounds up nine of the ultimate moments that made 2023 one for the queer fashion history books: from Billy Porter’s velvet tuxedo-dress to Hunter Schafer’s gold foil Prada look.