Harry Styles Transformation: Photos From One Direction to Now

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2010

From the very beginning of One Direction’s time on this planet, the youngest member was, unsurprisingly, the cutest one they had. In 2010, Harry had such a baby face, it was hard not to fall for his charms. Plus, his humor and wit were pretty much unparalleled as the boys navigated their way through X-Factor.

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2010

Like, come on. Look at that face! The cherubic boy with the mop-top curls instantly stole hearts of young tweens and older ladies alike — and most of that had to do with his lovely personality. Oh, and he wasn’t bad to look at, either.

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2011

As the band’s success grew exponentially in England, the lads started coming into their own in the spotlight. In the early days, Hazza’s street style consisted of a lot of baggy sweats and big sneakers — a stark contrast to his adult fashion sensibilities. But, to be fair, the boys did discover their style in the public eye. An evolution, indeed.

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2011

When it came to events, you could usually find Harry in a blazer around this time, with accompanying T-shirts or even a bow tie. And always a smile and a hair swoop, duh.

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2012

As their worldwide popularity grew, Harry fell into the ~heartthrob~ role in the group. His blazer and pocket square ‘fit permeated the Up All Night tour in America. The band stuck to almost archetypal style roles onstage, which fell in line with the album artwork and videos they’d put out.

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2012

But offstage, Haz was starting to experiment a little bit with his fashion choices. This aviator jacket, skinny jeans and boots combo really turned heads at the time — and seemed to be a siren for a trendier future for the rising star.

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2013

In 2013, the band toured their second album, Take Me Home, and prepared to release their third, Midnight Memories, *and* debuted their documentary film, This Is Us. On top of all that craziness, the lads began to get hit with the puberty bug in a big way — Harry included. His hair got more wild (in a lovely way) and his style began to mature.

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2013

By the end of the year, after MM released to serious acclaim, he won the British Style Award at the British Fashion Awards, with stiff competition from David Beckham, Kate Moss, Duchess Kate and close pal Cara Delevingne. That is how much Harry was on everyone’s radar.

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2014

As the guys took off for their first-ever stadium tour (the Where We Are tour, for you fangirls out there), Harry’s hair just kept getting longer. He started styling it with different kerchiefs and we definitely swooned when he was first spotted with one. It seemed to be a great way to keep it out of his face onstage but … we didn’t care too much about that. Cue the dreamy sighs.

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2014

Patterned shirts and curls dominated the end of the hunk’s 2014, which really informed how he planned on presenting himself the following year — after bandmate Zayn sadly departed the group after the album Four‘s release.

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2015

Long-haired Harry was in full swing in 2015, making even women jealous of his gorgeous locks the entire time. It was hard to decide whether we wanted to be or be with him — but either way, he was grown the heck up and looking gorgeous.

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2015

The group continued to produce music after Zayn’s departure — and some would even venture to said their final album, Made in the A.M., was their best. In a lot of ways, Harry is responsible for that success, especially when it comes to vocals. His pipes permeated the record in all the best and brightest places, especially his belting capabilities.

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2016

The year of The Hiatus. Though the band was no longer working together (RIP), Harry was doing his thing in a big way. His hair got even longer, his pants tighter, etc. You get the idea. But he was also maturing in another way …

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2016

… by taking on his first starring role in a film. The newbie actor cut his widely-beloved curls to play snarky Alex in Christopher Nolan‘s World War II epic Dunkirk — and you better believe all the stans shed a few tears after realizing where his post-1D career might lead him.

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2017

2017 was the year of solo Harry — and what a glorious one it was. The star was truly born as he released his self-titled debut and rocked the pop music world with its complexities and ’70s influences. His newfound post-band style also came out in full force, with striking suits and impeccable tailoring.

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2017

Like, hello, this jumpsuit? Aside from letting his ~freak flag fly~ just a little bit, he was growing up more than we ever thought possible. His jawline was more structured and his confidence was, well, through the roof.

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2018

We saw more gorgeous suits on Harry as he toured his way through 2018 — and watched him bulk up in them, as well. By the time he wore one of his classic jumpsuits from early promotional appearances again, he was practically busting out of it. We saw his gym progress and, by God, we stanned hard.

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2018

His ~grandpa chic~ thing started making an appearance in a big way toward the end of 2018 as he marinated on his second solo release. We saw a ton of wide-legged trousers and Gucci blouses … and the slight return of curls as he grew his hair out a bit more.

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2019

As fans highly anticipated the release of his second record, Harry mostly laid low — but when we did see him, we could tell a new and improved man was on the horizon. He did his second Gucci campaign and slid into double duty effortlessly on Saturday Night Live.

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2019

By the end of the year, Fine Line was released to huge acclaim … and we could all tell the sweet curly-haired kid we fell in love with ten (!) years ago had begun reaching his final form.

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