Was there ever a more elegant clapback? Harry Styles [1] responded to Candace Owens's ignorant comments [2] about the singer's gender-fluid Vogue cover with a very cheeky Instagram photo and the caption, "bring back manly men."
The witty image took aim at the conservative pundit's critique of Styles wearing a Gucci gown on the December 2020 cover of Vogue. Owens shared to Twitter [3] that "there is no society that can survive without strong men," and the West must "bring back manly men." In response, Styles shared an image [4] of himself to Instagram wearing a chic Palomo Spain powder-blue suit with a white pleated shirt and a gold cross necklace, while eating a banana.
Photographed by Parker Woods, the image is part of an editorial shoot for Variety [5], in which Styles shared that "to not wear [something] because it's females' clothing, you shut out a whole world of great clothes." The singer thinks that "what's exciting about right now is you can wear what you like. It doesn't have to be X or Y. Those lines are becoming more and more blurred." Maybe this gives more significance to his second album title, Fine Line? Get a closer look at Styles using fashion to rebel against gender stereotypes in the full editorial shoot for Variety [6] ahead.
