

“‘As It Was’ is definitely the highest volume of men that I would get stopping me to say something about it,” he notes. (I don’t need to lay out decades of music history to show how wrong of a take that is.) But he can feel the tides change in curious ways. Because he’s a star with a largely young, female fan base, many have refused to engage with him as much more than a pretty teen idol. ‘As It Was’ has become his hugest song yet, setting streaming records and topping the charts in more than two dozen countries, including 10 weeks straight in the US. This spring and summer, he’s playing them on his own. Years ago, he regularly filled stadiums as a member of One Direction, his former boy band. Just that the energy felt insane.”Īt 28, Styles has unlocked a new level of stardom for himself. I kind of felt like, ‘All right, I’ve seen how crazy it can get.’ And I think there was something about it where I was… not terrified, but I just needed a minute. “After One Direction, I didn’t expect to ever experience anything new. “We came offstage, and I went into my dressing room and just wanted to sit by myself for a minute,” he tells me, two months later. When he played it, the crowd exploded in a way even Styles had never experienced. braces, Stylist’s Own, Trousers by Gucci (Picture: Amanda Fordyce)įans noticed something different about the encore: Styles didn’t end with his usual closer, ‘Kiwi’ instead, he opted to finish the night with a second performance of his new single ‘As It Was’, his dance-through-the-tears pandemic reflection on isolation and change. Tank by Loewe, braces, Stylist’s Own, Trousers by Gucci (Picture: Amanda Fordyce) TOP by BOTTER, SHORTS BY JW ANDERSON, Shoes by ERL (Picture: Amanda Fordyce) Styling by Harry Lambert for Bryant Artists Stylist Assistants: Ryan Wohlgemut and Naomi Phillips Fashion direction by Alex Badia Production by James Warren for DMB Represents Hair by Matt Mulhall for Streeters Grooming by Laura Dominique for Streeters Set design by David White for Streeters (Picture: Amanda Fordyce) Vest and Skirt by Vivienne Westwood, Shoes by ERL (Picture: Amanda Fordyce) Vest by Vivian Westwood.

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The crowd that May night covered Long Island’s UBS Arena in feathers and glitter and tears - a ritualistic skin shedding of sorts whenever Styles comes to town. It wasn’t just any show it was the first time he performed his third and soon-to-be-biggest album, Harry’s House, in its entirety. On a Friday night in New York, Harry Styles put on a show.
