Sam Smith walked during Paris Fashion Week, and despite what the haters think — they ate everyone up, and the trolls are mad because they're still nervous about being comfortable in their own skin.
As a fellow nonbinary person who can be constantly thrown in the trenches of deciding which battles are the most important to fight, I've made my decision.
I'm ready to battle the internet trolls for Samuel Frederick Smith since they were basically dressed for war at the Vivienne Westwood Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024–25 show (albeit the war they're dressed for is 1995's Braveheart alongside Mel Gibson).
Over the years, in the face of the misgendering and ridicule of their image shifting from the 2014 Sam they crafted in their minds, the "I'm Not the Only One" singer slayed.
Last Friday at the Vivienne Westwood show, Sam looked like they were about to slay the runway and a dragon voiced by Sean Connery in 1996's Dragonheart.
Sam's not new to this; They're true to this. Many times before, they left jaws on the floor with a knack for peculiar fashion. Here's Sam at the Willy Chavarria fashion show in Brooklyn:
Here's Sam at the 2023 Fashion Awards in London:
Here's Sam at the 2023 BRIT Awards in London:
And here's Sam with Kim Petras, Violet Chachki, and Gottmik at the 2023 Grammy Awards:
With folks like Sam, designers can channel their most eccentric designs on full-figured bodies not constrained by the conformity of the dull "boys wear blue jeans, girls wear pink dresses" gender binary, and the best the internet trolls can come up with is projecting their insecurities instead of shoving their sad faces into their crusty custom-made body pillows in their mother's basement.
Unfortunately for the internet trolls — this time, Sam is dressed and ready to snatch them from underneath the bridge and read them their rights. They actually walked during the show, and while it was a feast for our eyes — the only one eating was Sam Smith on the catwalk.
Sam also wore this daring black ensemble, showing that if someone found it in their soul to troll, Sam's already dressed for their funeral (if it took place at Azkaban prison).
Now, don't get me wrong, it's always a little fun to poke fun at fashion, especially when your favorite celebrities come out in the wildest styles, like this:
Or this:
