Month: March 2019

A Match Made in Heaven

Harry Styles X Harris Reed

Throughout Harry’s two solo tours he’s worked with an array of different designer brands, from Gucci to YSL to Alexander McQueen, to create his iconic stage looks. But during his 2018 Amsterdam show Harry stepped out in a look that wasn’t created by one of the top designers fans were accustomed to. And it remained a mystery for the entire show. Either way fans were in love with the black flared pants with the white cutouts and white ruffled top with the black vest. I ended up nicknaming it the pirate look.

After the show fans found out that Harry’s Amsterdam look was created by Harris Reed, a 21-year-old student at Central Saint Martins. Harris had just recently moved from Los Angeles to London to continue college and explore this new city. What he wasn’t expecting was to collaborate with the Harry Styles on an outfit for his solo tour.

After the show Harris opened up about how it was working with Harry on his particular look; “The whole experience was extremely collaborative. Both were very involved from the beginning in not only seeing the sketches and approving all the fabrics, but then Harry Styles really got to know me and who I was through the times we spent together. Harry could not have been a more lovely or supportive client throughout this entire process. He never held back if he loved something,” (Miss Vogue article).

Harry clearly loved Harris’ designs and working alongside him so much that he asked him to create three other looks for his tour. And his designs became extremely popular among the fans, every time Harry came out in familiar frills and ruffles everyone knew it was a Harris Reed original.

Embracing the Scottish Culture

After traveling around the world for five years in One Direction, it’s no surprise that Harry’s picked up on quite a bit of the cultural traditions from the places he’s been. It never went much further than picking up on bits of the native language, like picking up on quite a bit of Japanese, or a new love for a traditional dish, like poutine in Canada. That was until Harry came to Glasgow on his second solo tour.

As with all of Harry’s shows, the fans at the show and online were patiently waiting for Harry to come on stage so everyone could see what unique outfit he’d be wearing that night. But no one was truly prepared for what Harry would be wearing that night in Glasgow. When the curtain raised Harry was rocking the traditional Scottish outfit, kilt and all. In a matter of seconds, blurry pictures of Harry in his kilt were all over social media. Leaving all the fans at home in a state of shock and almost disappointment that they weren’t there.

If Harry alone in a kilt wasn’t enough, he somehow convinced his entire band to also dress in traditional Scottish looks. Guitarist, Adam Prendergast, and bassist, Mitch Rowland, were both in outfits that mirrored Harry’s. On the other hand drummer, Sarah Jones, and pianist, Clare Uchima, wore more traditional looks for women with lots of plaid. During the entire tour the whole band has had looks that coordinate together, with Harry always being the brightest and boldest. But with this particular show, they all stood out in something out of their comfort zone. That night, as in tour tradition, there was a group photo of them all in that night’s look on Harry’s Instagram.

This particular look will always be one of the most memorable for everyone.