‘To Challenge Expectations’ — Billy Porter Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Literary Tee — Oversized Tee

“My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up. To challenge expectations.” Billy Porter wrote this for Vogue in February 2019, explaining the velvet tuxedo gown Christian Siriano built him in a week for the Oscars — a look engineered to be impossible to ignore. For a Black gay man on that carpet, simply showing up dressed to unsettle expectations was a statement in itself. He treated his own visible body as art with an argument to make, proof that how you appear can be a stand, taken in public and at some cost.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).