Blue Gucci dress of Harry Styles

English singer Harry Styles wore a blue Gucci dress for Vogue's December 2020 issue, becoming the first man to appear solo on the magazine's cover.

[28][24] The dress, worn by Styles on Vogue's cover, is a periwinkle blue-coloured lace gown with a ruffle trim and suivez-moi-jeune-homme [fr] ribbons; it was paired with a black double-breasted tuxedo jacket.

[29][24] The creative vision for the shoot was rooted in androgynous fashion, with Lionel Wendt's 1930s homoerotic portraits of Sri Lankan men and Irving Penn's 1950s photographs of Dior and Balenciaga supermodels both serving as inspirations.

Other items of clothing featured in the shoot included a Harris Reed dress-and-trousers combination, a Comme des Garçons kilt, a Gucci pussy bow blouse, a Wales Bonner skirt, and a Maison Margiela trench coat.

[32] According to Grazia's Isabelle Truman, "thousands of people worldwide" praised Styles for challenging toxic masculinity and gender roles, emulating other musicians such as David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, and Prince.

[31] In response to the commotion caused by the dress, The Daily Telegraph's Chris Harvey highlighted other male celebrities who donned gowns before Styles, including Bowie, Brad Pitt, Kurt Cobain, Young Thug, and Iggy Pop.

"[36] Politician Ted Cruz compared the Vogue cover to a portrait of Bill Clinton in a dress that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein displayed on his wall.

"[35] Styles responded one month later by sharing an image of himself eating a banana and wearing a baby blue suit with a ruffled blouse, accompanied by the caption "bring back manly men", referencing Owens's tweet.

[37] Several progressive public figures defended Styles following the conservative criticism, including politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,[38] actress Olivia Wilde,[39] activist Jameela Jamil,[40] and actor Elijah Wood.

[49] Singer Charlotte Sands wrote a song called "Dress", inspired by the Vogue cover look; it went viral on TikTok and has been added to over 37,000 Spotify playlists.