Talk:Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter

Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on August 8, 2022.

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Date	Process	Result
May 1, 2022	Good article nominee	Listed
May 29, 2022	Featured article candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 14, 2022.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the black Christian Siriano gown worn by actor Billy Porter was said to have "won" the 91st Academy Awards?

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Very interesting indeed

What a delight to see this on the front page as the featured article - well done to everyone concerned. It's a very interesting read indeed.

I wonder if some short reference to the Autograph suit of Sandy Powell might fit in somewhere, as another example of gender-bending red carpet fashion? I know that it is not nearly as transgressive for a woman to wear a male outfit as it is for a man to wear a female one, but Powell is very aligned with gay culture (though as far as I know she has not made any comment on her own sexuality), and wore suits which were based on the famous toile autograph suit to the 2017 and 2019 Oscars ceremony. Just a thought. Stronach (talk) 09:22, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stronach, thanks! "Everyone concerned" is just me, mostly, unless you're counting the GA/FA reviewers :)

As for the Powell suit, it's a very cool item (I keep meaning to upload a photo of it), but unless there's a reliable source that compares them, it would be original research to do so ourselves here. Both could be mentioned at queer fashion, though, if they aren't already. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Double well done you to produce this article singlehandedly! Fair enough about OR - it was just a thought. If you have a photo or photos of the suit on display at the V&A that would really enhance the article, thanks! I'd like to link it to queer fashion but as Powell has not commented on her sexuality I can't, despite its obvious links to gay culture. Stronach (talk) 09:36, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, regardless of her sexuality, if it has been referred to as queer/non-binary fashion in reliable sources, it could be discussed as such in the article. But again that's source-dependent.

Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the suit from the V&A - I was going to go the NFCC route, I've just been lazy. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 09:49, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! Happy to see this article on the Main page. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:12, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Italics?

Is there a way to italicize the name of the painting, Madame Georges Charpentier and her Children? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:28, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is this really one of the best articles on Wikipedia?

"Featured articles are considered to be some of the best articles Wikipedia has to offer." If this is really true, then what is so especial about this article that makes it one of the best? Nochyyy (talk) 18:32, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Nochyyy There's a formal review process (see WP:FA) and you can see the review for this article here. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:36, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]