How music, fashion, art are changing the new concept of masculinity Lil Nas X and the Versace pink cowboy outfit

During the Grammy awards ceremony, Lil Nas X - awarded for "Best music video" and "Best duo performance" - wore a splendid custom-made dress by Versace, designed and produced for him. Cowboy aesthetics, pink leather, bondage references, and transparencies have enhanced the figure of Lil Nas X, who became, after his coming out last July, one of the symbols of the redefinition of masculinity within the black community and the music industry: the country and the trap world, whose culture has always been plenty of machist stereotypes.

Also, the artist Shikeith a few months ago tried to explore the concept of a new masculinity, as well as Joshua Renfroe, interviewed by nss magazine: "As a black man, society continuously tries to homologate you and I am very happy that people continue to break those boundaries and simply be themselves." It is fundamental, that in the various fields of the art world, representations do not flatten on the stereotypes consolidated in the last 30 years of the entertainment industry. Aesthetic representations or public show-offs such as Lil Nas X are essential to favor a process of normalization that is still incomplete today, as shown by the rant of a public figure – not well known in Europe - such as Pastor Troy.