Harry Styles' wardrobe through the years Dai One Direction a Gucci

Today Harry Styles turns 29. To this day his status is undisputed: today he is the leading male pop star on the European scene, as well as one of the most talked-about and discussed style men of our era. But it was not always so.The first time we heard about him, the singer was 16 years old and was at the beginning of his career withone One Direction. The teen aesthetic of the boy bands helped him to garner a huge following among young girls all over the world, but it was his gradual turn of style, which began in 2014 and consecrated with the amazing look of the Met Gala 2019, that made him the style icon he is now. In a world overrun by streetwear and trap, Styles' looks evoke rock 'n' roll and the 70s with a mood suspended between bohemian and dandy. He became the favorite face of Alessandro Michele who made him the protagonist of four campaigns for Gucci and even collaborated with him for his penultimate collection for the brand, Gucci HA HA HA, and every public appearance of his is marked by amazing looks, also thanks to the work of his personal stylist Harry Lambert.

Harry Styles is a natural. Those who become famous at a very young age and grow famous have two paths in front of them: one leads to oblivion and can be more or less bumped by scandals and depression; the other leads to true fame, the one that comes not from a crowd of adoring fans but from the charisma of a defined personality. The problem with boy bands is their generalist appeal, which obliges members not to have a strong identity, because they must please the widest possible audience range. 

It was precisely Gucci HA HA HA, along with the looks seen at the Venice Film Festival, that represented the jumping of the shark for the relationship between the Italian brand and Harry Styles, whose outfits were now so contrived and predictable in their aseptic, in-vitro-created and coldly planned eccentricity that they resembled stage costumes more than conscious stylistic choices. Now that Alessandro Michele has left Gucci, however, audiences and critics wonder what will become of Styles' own style. If Harry Lambert, his stylist, does his job though, we may finally see Styles' wardrobe open up to the full variety of contemporary menswear, giving his image and look a much-needed refresh, frankly. But there is no doubt that if anyone can reinvent himself, that someone is Harry Styles. We'll just have to watch and see.