Sombr’s ‘Sex’ Belt Was His Idea

Gen Z may not be having sex, but they are wearing it.

As his generation’s preeminent glam-rock edgelord, the 21-year-old musician Sombr took it upon himself to restore raunch to the MTV VMAs red carpet (a once-fertile ground for out-there fashion) on Sunday night, arriving in a skeezy faux-skunk coat, a pile of necklaces across his bare chest, copious eyeliner, and flared leather trousers held up with a crystal-studded “SEX” belt buckle.

According to the ensemble’s designer, ERL’s