Not Just One Direction: Harry Styles’ Style Evolution

Okay, so he may not have been a style icon from the start, but it’s not hard to spot a glimmer of fashion savvy beyond the otherwise bland styling Harry Styles started out with.

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Officially debuted to the world as one part of would-be boy-band sensation One Direction, Harry Styles is already learning to juggle as he leaves a studio suited up and ready to work the red carpet for an awards show in 2010.

While the fit of the suit is less than flattering on the slim star, making him look more lanky than lean, we love that from the onset, Harry Styles was taking some risks with his style, working this contrast-lapel blazer.

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Still in his early days of fame, Harry Styles follows along with the coordinated boy-band wardrobe — but has clearly marked the tousled hair and fitted sports jacket as his own signature style move. You could say Taylor Swift was definitely a fan, as she was considered to be Harry Styles’ girlfriend for a brief period late this year.

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Where we really begin to see Harry Styles develop his own personal style in these early years is in his off-duty style. On those rare occasions where he isn’t stepping out with his fellow band members, the singer leans toward trendy-casual pieces; vintage concert tees, slim denim and cool kicks.

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Don’t mind us, we’re just over here picking our jaws up off the floor. With perfectly tousled locks, a sheer shirt, fitted blazer and sparkly scarf, Harry Styles flashes a million dollar smile at the 2013 British Fashion Awards and leaves us all shook.

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It’s around this time that fans of Harry Styles — and the fashion community alike — are beginning to realize that the stylish singer can somehow pull off anything he wears — even a cheetah-print t-shirt. Wearing a seriously-tailored overcoat, animal-print tee, skinny jeans and boots, Harry Styles seems to be taking his fashion is a whole new direction — see what we did there?

In a fitted, striped suit, Harry Styles proves his fashion sense is becoming more grown-up and trendy than his early pop star days. We love how the singer manages to take fashion risks while also sticking to a flattering, tailored silhouette.

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A tough year for One Direction, still wildly successful but coping with the loss of one of their more popular members, Zayne Malik (think: Gigi Hadid’s on-again-off-again boyfriend), who exited the group in 2015, Harry Styles’ fashion was also feeling like more and more of a departure from the band’s preppy-pop image. More than that, there’s a sense of fluidity starting to emerge in the singer’s style choices that make him one of the more interesting stars to watch for.

The hair, the airy tops, the skinny jeans, the jewellery — 2015 saw Harry Styles channeling classic Mick Jagger style in a big way — and we are totally here for it.

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With the indefinite hiatus of One Direction in 2016, Harry Styles signed with Columbia Records in 2016 and was officially a solo artist. This year felt like a rebirth for the singer’s style sense, as he emerged with bolder, more adventure fashion choices.

Suits may be his signature, but Harry Styles knows how to keep it interesting. Sporting a red-and-white print suit with tassel-detail heeled loafer boots while promoting his new solo album in 2017, the singer continues to keep us hungry for more of his funky style.

Channeling music icon Sir Elton John, Harry Styles sports a funky red-and-black suit with puffy white neck-tie for the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2017. With shorter hair and bold style choices like this one, the now-solo-artist makes it clear his preppy boy-band days are long behind him.

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Cooler-than-cool in a mint-coloured suit, Harry Styles commanded all eyes on him as he performed amidst a sea of lingerie-clad supermodels — proving, this guy still has every bit of the X-Factor he did when he was first discovered on the show by the same name in 2010.

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Wearing heeled shoes, a sheer-detail outfit and a single pearl earring, Harry Styles rocked the red carpet of the 2019 MET Gala. Blurring the line between traditional perceptions of masculine and feminine dress, the singer is confidently embracing fashion for all, and we are for it.

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Teal nail polish, pearls, high-waisted, wide-leg pants and a cropped tweed jacket — this was the medley of fashion that Harry Styles put together for an appearance on BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge in 2019. At first glance, we weren’t sure if it worked, but honestly, the more we look at it, the more into it we get.

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Sporting a bright blue crushed velvet suit, Harry Styles is spotted leaving dinner in 2019 looking every bit the rock star.

It’s official: Harry Styles has a signature detail — pearls. Bringing the classic accessory back in a big way, the singer makes it clear that pearls, like any element of fashion, are for everyone. The singer compliments his statement details with an exaggerated collar, purple knit and plum-coloured suit.

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It just keeps getting better with Harry Styles. Rocking wide-leg pinstriped suit pants with a white shirt and yellow polka-dot vest, the singer looked ahead of the trends while performing at Sirius XM in 2020.

Now this is how you show up to an afterparty! Looking like total rock star in a bright yellow suit with flared pants and a silk necktie, Harry Styles shows up and shuts it down at an after party for the Brit Awards in 2020.

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Now this is a vibe. Performing on the Today show a powder-pink blazer, polka-dot tie, blue shirt and plum pants, Harry Styles is everything we never knew we needed in a style star. What an evolution it’s been — we can’t wait to see what else he’s got in store for 2020 and beyond.

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