Queer Style in the Time of Corona

Inspiration
Written by Sonny Oram

From power clashing to pajama chic, queers around the world are not letting this pandemic damper their expression. Here are some of my favorite looks.

Cody Flaherty (@codyflaherty)

Femme power clashing in the time of Rona

Anthony Urbano (@oh_antonio)

Queer style

One of Anthony Urbano’s fashion looks under quarantine β€” featuring a Biggie tea.

 

Charles Armstrong (@starsnlightning)

 
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Alien invasion fashion.

 

Mojo Disco (@MojoDisco)

 
 

Qwear writer Mojo’s β€œsitting in my room” series: Covid Edition

Ryan Htut @kinghtut

 
Queer style
 

A bold take on protective wear

 

Abe Blackburn (@ablackburnwears)

Queer Wedding style

Queer Pandemic Wedding!

 

Molasses (@kingmolasses)

 
Queer style
 

Now is the perfect time to play with make-up and get sexy in drag.

Mindy Dawn Friedman (@dappermindy)

 
Queer style
 

Mindy pulled out her Ukulele while wearing Angie Chuang’s pants

 

Ileana Ortiz (@bowtiesandbigdreams)

Queer style

Gay Easter Powerclashing Queerantine Edition!

 

A Klass (@Transnormativity)

 
Queer style
 

Here’s to holding multiple identities at once that some people see as opposing.

 

Stray (@StyleWithStray)

 
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Corona has not gotten in the way of Stray’s fashion plans.

 

Alysse Dalessandro (@readytostare)

 
Queer style
 

When you snuggle in bed working on a laptop all day and look fresh the whole time.

Monica Mussungo @monicamussungoο»Ώ

 
Make up: @bissamorena Photography: @vera_harly Stylist: @Violettakoval

Make up: @bissamorena
Photography: @vera_harly
Stylist: @Violettakoval

 

Making isolation look cool.

Fenix Rainbow (@adrithemyriad)

 
 

Amazing queer Corona statement make-up

 

Haley Presley (@haleypresleymiller)

 
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Fresh out of the shower chic

Curtis Cassell (@curtismcassell)

 
Queer style

At-home photoshoot and design by β€œQueera Wang” Curtis Cassell.

 

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Sonny Oram

Boston-based multidisciplinary artist Sonny Oram is the founder of Qwear, a leading voice in the queer fashion movement for more than 15 years, and the author of the foreword to Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). His work has been featured in HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Design*Sponge, and QTYPE Magazine and he's spoken on panels at MIT, South by Southwest, and Simmons Nursing School.

His earliest published work was created at age ten: a series of collages made from cut-up magazines, accompanied by original text exploring themes of gender, cultural conditioning, predatory advertising, and media objectification. In 2025, images of these collages were published in Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution (Bloomsbury Press) and the Fashion, Style & Popular Culture journal.

Through Qwear, Sonny has launched influential campaigns, including the award-winning #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike with Yasmin Benoit, and continues to create spaces for underrepresented communities across internet and print media. He has also used search engine optimization (SEO) to increase the visibility and diversity of queer representation in online search results, helping terms such as “androgynous style,” “bisexual style,” and “asexual” reflect a broader range of identities and experiences.

https://sonnyoram.com
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