Harry's eclectic style WHY ADORE YOU!

The singer's a man of many styles, happy to rock looks inspired by his idols

- Terry Newman

Harry Styles' kind of confidence is not something every Millennial or GenZ-er boasts. Y2K heralded an insurrection against the fashions of the past that is tricky to navigate.

The late '90s incubated a new kind of fashion identity where the skinny, rich, white fantasy was no longer the only style experience portrayed as aspirational by the media.

As a young editor at i-D Magazine, Edward Enninful framed an inclusive fashion narrative that promoted a more complete story of what beauty could be, routinely championing and featuring women of colour as cover stars, such as Naomi Campbell in 1993, Lorraine Pascale in 1996 and Alek Wek in 1998 and 2000. Photographer Corinne Day and model Kate Moss, along with designers such as Hussein Chalayan, Martin Margiela and Alexander McQueen, created thought-provoking collections that empowered and altered attitudes of what fashion could be, and who it could represent.

The legacy of this individualism became a blink-and-you'll-miss it ephemeral conveyor-belt of clothing crazes, and as the millennium dawned, out-of-date, conventionally cool celebrities. were replaced by influencers, and talent became just one ingredient in the recipe for fame, alongside uniqueness and niche appeal.

Princess Diana topped off many ensembles with a string of pearls.

Pearl's a winner

Pearls hint at old-money glamour, and though they aren't always in fashion, much like diamonds, they've always been a girl's best friend. Or a boy's or anyone else's, for that matter. Coco Chanel, Jackie Kennedy, Little Richard, Princess Diana and Harry Styles have all conquered the fabulously classy challenge of wearing pearls with panache.

The versatility of these jewels is not lost on Harry. He knows how to dress down a string - such as when he sang Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi on BBC Radio 2 in 2020.