Harry Styles Evolves from Heartthrob to Fashion Icon

The 79th Venice Film Festival - Photo call for the film "Don't Worry Darling" out of competition - Venice, Italy, September 5, 2022 - Cast member Harry Styles attends. (Reuters)
The 79th Venice Film Festival - Photo call for the film "Don't Worry Darling" out of competition - Venice, Italy, September 5, 2022 - Cast member Harry Styles attends. (Reuters)
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Harry Styles Evolves from Heartthrob to Fashion Icon

The 79th Venice Film Festival - Photo call for the film "Don't Worry Darling" out of competition - Venice, Italy, September 5, 2022 - Cast member Harry Styles attends. (Reuters)
The 79th Venice Film Festival - Photo call for the film "Don't Worry Darling" out of competition - Venice, Italy, September 5, 2022 - Cast member Harry Styles attends. (Reuters)

Harry Styles will never be just a singer-songwriter, he's now an actor and a fashion powerhouse as well.

The former member of British pop boy band "One Direction" has shed his musician’s skin for the male lead role alongside Oscar nominee Florence Pugh in the highly anticipated dystopian thriller film "Don’t Worry Darling," directed by Olivia Wilde.

The film had its buzzy world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Monday, taking the internet and the world by storm with behind-the-scenes controversies and most of all, fashion.

Styles arrived on the Venice carpet dripping in a navy blue Gucci suit with bold broad shoulders and a very peaked collar, Sarah Karmali, executive editor (digital) at Harper’s Bazaar, described to The Associated Press.

Laura Jordan, fashion & lifestyle features director at Grazia magazine, said Styles' partnership with his stylist Harry Lambert has created "absolute magic."

"(Styles' fashion) always got this kind of retro bit camp vibe. He loves the big collar, the tinted shades, lots and lots of Gucci," Jordan said.

In 2018, Styles began to build his personal style and brand by becoming one of the ambassadors for the Italian fashion house Gucci. Styles has worn the brand in several editorial campaigns but more noteworthy was the dress he sported for the November 2020 Vogue cover. The musician-actor was the fashion magazine's first solo male cover star.

The highly talked about cover depicted Styles in an open green field under clear skies and dressed in Gucci's Alessandro Michele-designed blue dress that was lined with black lace for a pop of contrast, multiple ruffled tiers and to top it all off — a classic black blazer.

Since his transition from member of a boy band to a solo artist with multiple bestselling albums, he has become synonymous with a flamboyant signature look — a colorful array of oversized 70s-inspired three-piece suits and jumpsuits with flared bellbottoms and an occasional feather boa, mimicking the likes of Elton John.

Each outfit for his "Love On Tour 2022," which currently includes an impressive 15-day residency at New York's Madison Square Garden, sparks a pattern — literally.

Exclusively dressed in Gucci every night, Styles has worn a different pattern-filled two-piece jumpsuit ranging from stripes to dots, all in different colors like bright hues of red, pink, blue and yellow.

If there is a takeaway from Styles' personal wardrobe evolution, it is that it's personal, eclectic and most of all, fun.

"Harry Styles knows exactly who Harry Styles is," Jordan said.



Dior Sends Sporty Fashion Down Paris Catwalk

 A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Paris. (AP)
A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Paris. (AP)
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Dior Sends Sporty Fashion Down Paris Catwalk

 A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Paris. (AP)
A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Paris. (AP)

Christian Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri showed playful, sport-themed fashion for the LVMH-owned label's spring-summer 2025 ready-to-wear collection on Tuesday to a front row of celebrities and France's first lady Brigitte Macron.

Models marched down a long, straight runway parading jersey dresses, asymmetric bodysuits and black trousers with white racing stripes running along the legs. Completing the looks were tall gladiator shoes -- including sneakers -- laced up to the top, while accessories included large pouches worn across the back.

Artist SAGG Napoli kicked off the show, entering a narrow corridor in the center of the catwalk, carrying an archery set. After stretching her arms and neck, she stroked her long braid then grabbed an arrow from her belt and fired it.

"May the building of a strong mind and a strong body be the greatest work I have ever made," was one of the quotes splashed on the set of the venue, a temporary tent in the Rodin Museum garden.

Paris Fashion Week, which features some of the biggest labels including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Kering-owned Saint Laurent, follows industry shows in New York, London and Milan earlier this month. It wraps up on Oct. 1.