The hostess with the mostest! Harry Edward Styles is this year's Met Gala carpet prince. We can crown him right now. The co-host of the event, alongside Lady Gaga, Alessandro Michele, Serena Williams, and Anna Wintour was made for this year's camp theme. And of course, of course, he wore Gucci. Styles walked the carpet with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele. The two look like a match made in style heaven. Swoon! c Getty Images The young crooner is one of the faces of Camp Gucci, so it makes sense he would wear the brand for the event tonight. Styles chose to wear a black lace top with sheer sleeves that revealed his arm tattoos. Getty Images Yes, sweet creature. Getty Images That's what makes you beautiful! The best part of the outfit might be the small pearl earring. It's very pirate vibes. Johnny Depp is shaking somewhere. This look from Styles solidifies his place among menswear elite. The earring, the lace top with a bow, and the chunk heels are pure magic. Styles never plays it safe so it makes sense he would make a splash at tonight's event. Elton John wore feathers, David Bowie wore stardust suits, Pharrell wore the mountain hat, and now Harry Styles in the pirate shirt. We're so glad to have the secretive star back in the spotlight as he has been laying low lately. (We haven't got an Instagram post since 2018!) This is also his first Met Gala ever and it is very clear to see he dressed perfectly. Good to see you, other British Harry! This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Chloe Hall Beauty Director Chloe Hall oversees all beauty coverage at ELLE.com. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>There's no excuse to miss out on What's On in Cheshire! Sign up to our newsletter for all the latest on food, drink and entertainment Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Harry Styles raised a few eyebrows with his bold fashion statement at the Met Gala in New York last night. The 25-year-old Holmes Chapel native who was co-hosting the event, graced the red carpet dressed in a sheer, lacy black Gucci blouse, heels and a dangling pearl earring. Accompanied by Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele as he posed for pictures, Harry accessorised his dramatic ruffled shirt featuring a large pussy bow with black and turquoise nail varnish and a selection of chunky rings. It's not the first time Harry's choice of attire has made a strong statement - he's often made red carpet appearances wearing eccentric suits in bold colours - though his latest jumpsuit is slightly more feminine than his previous apparel. However the Met Gala is famed for its outrageous outfits, with celebrities often displaying the most eye popping outfits they can. Vogue editor Anna Wintour who chairs the event, had said she wanted this year's Met Gala to be about 'self expression' and 'individuality', noting that she wanted to see 'outrageous, fun, tongue in cheek' fashion on the red carpet.<doc-sep>I WANT TO PLAY WITH HIS LITTLE EARRING! Harry Styles hath arriveth at the 2019 Met Gala, alongside fellow co-host Alessandro Michele. Styles is wearing Gucci, naturally. We're looking at a sheer ruffled blouse that suits his soft boy new romantic status. It's 80s, but also fairly subtle. Compared to Lady Gaga this isn't all that much, but he does look handsome as hell. Michele, Gucci's creative director, took the ruffles a couple steps further. It looks like pink is going to be this year's red carpet color of choice — Anna Wintour and Lady Gaga already proved as much. The Response<doc-sep>As celebrity after celebrity poured out of their town cars and onto the pink carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Met Gala, there was but one I was waiting for: Harry Styles. The youngest co-chair to be chosen for the annual event, and never one to disappoint when it comes to looking freaking spectacular, he would surely blow us all away. The true winner of the carpet (at least in my heart, as this isn’t an event with actual awards) must be him: an icon who is not afraid of some capital-F fashion. Styles put on a full look for the 2019 Met Gala, and he didn’t come to play. Styles stepped out in a custom black Gucci ensemble that let every man know that suits and tuxedos simply weren’t making the cut anymore. The sheer jumpsuit, complete with lace cuffs and a ruffled neckline, that allowed a peekaboo moment for many of his tattoos, melted into beautifully tailored trousers, which tapered delicately atop his heeled Gucci boots. His hands were, as always, decked out in his signature ring collection, but this time his nails were painted black and a pale teal. On his face, a slight application of mustache stubble and a single dangling pearl earring. To call a look “gender-bending” may be passé, but Styles certainly challenged some norms with this ensemble: Mainly, the norm that men on red carpets should look boring AF. When asked about his outfit and what camp meant to him on the pink carpet, Harry told Vogue, “I mean, I think it’s about enjoyment and about fun; no judgement. And having fun with clothes. I think fashion is supposed to be fun. And I think it’s a good time for that as well — people being who they are.” Did we mention that this was his first Met Gala? And he bypassed arriving as a guest to head straight to the co-chairs’ table, no doubt because he continually makes bold style choices we should all pause and reflect on more often? Over the last two years of his solo career, Styles has performed in floral Gucci suits, heeled YSL ankle boots, and the occasional velvet ensemble. Offstage, though his look is more lowkey, he doesn’t shy away from an accessories pile-on, favoring hats and all kind of jewelry-layering. He sees fashion as a form of self-expression, according to his long-time stylist Harry Lambert and doesn’t believe in maintaining gender based fashion norms. In an interview with Vogue UK, he said of Styles, “Harry has always been keen to experiment with fashion and is never scared to try something new.” Styles is, as he said last night, having fun with clothes and being who he is. (And that is: an unabashed icon of style at 25.) Consider some of the huge-name stars on the pink carpet: Did anyone explain to Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen exactly what the theme was? Did Kanye West just wake up and think, “It’s just the Met Ball. My Midwestern steel mill chic will do with Kim by my side”? Swizz Beats, while handsome in his green and maroon velvet, played it safe and, like many men before him, opted for a boring suit. Either they didn’t do so much as a quick Google search into Susan Sontag’s “Notes on Camp” before choosing their looks, or they didn’t have the gumption of one Harry Styles to step out in the full glamour that the event required. And Styles isn't some kind of male fashion anomaly. He's inspiring others in young Hollywood to step it up as well. Cole Sprouse, child star turned Riverdale heartthrob, also graced the pink carpet with a truly outrageous ensemble. Looking somewhat similar to a hot ventriloquist dummy with his slicked side part, Sprouse rocked a sleeveless, maroon suit jacket and pants with floral appliques that were meant to mirror a pair of vintage Ferragamo shoes, as he told Vogue. Both he and Styles make it clear that men can have fun with their fashion choices, and that a night all about looks doesn’t have to be ladies-only. Harry Styles showing up as he did at the Met Gala, following years of bold style choices, opens up the conversation about what men wear. It’s a crack in the doorway for red carpet reporters and onlookers to excitedly ponder, “I wonder what Harry Styles — or Cole Sprouse, or Chadwick Boseman, or Donald Glover — will be wearing.” It’s permission for guys like these and any stars to come to continue showing up, to be asked who are you wearing, and to have a damn good answer.<doc-sep>
Who: Harry Styles The outfit he’s wearing: Everything is Gucci. Location: Met Gala 2019 Why it works: "Camp" was the evening's theme and Harry Styles distilled it in his own, masterful way. There's an ineffable brilliance about Styles in Gucci, particularly when he experiments with a more feminine look such as this. With his tattooed torso visible through a sheer shirt complemented by just the right amount of ruffles, Styles' aesthetic isn't a million miles away from the heyday of ’80s power silhouettes and the New Romantic movement. Editor’s Notes: Last night, Harry Styles turned up to his very first Met Gala, for which he was the co-chair, wearing a lavish all-Gucci look. Styles, who was accompanied on the red carpet by the Italian house's creative director Alessandro Michele, embraced the evening's "Camp: Notes on Fashion" theme by wearing a showstopping lacy black blouse. Twitter, unsurprisingly, was in thrall. What made Styles' outfit so special were the details that went into it. Prior to landing the big job at Gucci, Michele served as the label's head accessories designer, and his fingerprints were all over the singer's look. There was the pearl earring that lent a touch of ’80s glam (Styles only got his ears pierced a few days ago after his stylist Harry Lambert discovered the earring on the Gucci website); the slicked-back rock and roll hair and black and mint green nail polish; and the rings — the rings! Wearing excessive jewelry is always a big risk, but Lambert understands that you can have a bit more fun in this department when you're operating against a neutral, all-black color scheme. “I think everyone was expecting Harry to be in sequins, bright colors, and a crown, but we decided on a different type of 'camp' that hopefully would surprise,” Lambert told Vogue. Styles' stylist went on to explain how Michele had sent over "around 20 designs” before the singer settled on the final look: “Harry and myself went through all the fabrics, sketches, and ideas, and shared our favorites. From there, Gucci produced samples of these and fittings commenced." As we touched on earlier today, menswear has been boring for too long, so it's refreshing to see a star like Styles, someone kids look up to, be unafraid to show a bit of daring. This year’s Met Gala was full of great looks — Ashton Sanders in Telfar, Dev Hynes’ pastel-colored suit — but Styles got the note on "camp" and made it his own. And for that, we doff our cap.