Freddie Mercury, Stevie Nicks, McJagger, and David Bowie are only a few of the famous rock artists Harry Styles’ performances mirror. No other celebrity besides Miley Cyrus emulates a similar feeling. He takes his fans for a joy ride back to the past, but in his own modern manner. From his elaborate facial expressions to every little movement, it is safe to call him the closest thing to a 1970s rockstar in this era.
He most certainly displays a sense of style with bold dresses and bright colored shirts and highwaisted pants. No care in the world for opinions is what we call a rockstar mindset. And they somehow make everything they do fresh and desirable. Freddie Mercury sparked a trend for men to dress more feminine than expected. From dresses to skinny jeans, nothing was too far fetched. Styles shows a similar message with popular looks from his “Kiwi” music video to a printed bell bottom suit he put together in 2018 for a show at Madison Square Garden.
Iconic moves of his, from shows all around the world, directly correlate to those of the seventies and eighties. A little bent elbow jiggy from Mercury and McJagger, a little fist in the air spins from Stevie Nicks, and a little bend to the ground from David Bowie. Back to back, the performances are identical. Quite chilling that he holds great influence in the music world despite straying from the norm of today.
Stevie Nicks alludes to Style’s iconic self claiming that “he just fits in with all of us.”