Harry Lambert (stylist)

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Harry Lambert (born 1987) is a British editorial and celebrity fashion stylist. He is best known for his work styling musician Harry Styles, actors Emma Corrin and Josh O'Connor and football player Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Early life and education

Harry Lambert grew up in Norwich, England, the son of a policeman and a nurse.[1] His obsession with style and clothing was sparked by a VHS tape of Madonna music videos that his mother used to show him on repeat as a child.[1] Lambert's father was also a very flamboyant dresser.[2] As a teenager, the Topman in Norwich denied him a job because they felt he "wasn't cool enough."[2] He eventually became employed at the River Island Topman, and his earliest work as a stylist was decorating the mannequins there.[2] He also dressed mannequins at his local charity shop.[1] Lambert studied photography at the University for the Creative Arts in Kent.[2] At the university, Lambert learned what a fashion stylist was for the first time.[2]

In the summers while he was at university, Lambert was an intern for fashion magazines.[2] As an intern at Vogue, he had the opportunity to work on shoots with photographers Tim Walker and Nick Knight, as well as fashion designer Lucinda Chambers and Cheryl Cole.[3]

Career

Early career

Lambert worked for a senior menswear stylist in London for two and a half years.[2][4] Following this, he worked as a freelance commercial stylist for Asos and Topman.[5] Lambert also assisted with styling fashion shows at London Fashion Week for designers JW Anderson, James Long, and Xander Zhou.[3] In 2013 he was a guest judge on Elite Model Look UK.[6] He became committed to pursuing styling long-term after he bejeweled roller-skates for Little Boots to wear in a shoot for The Guardian.[5]

As stylist to Harry Styles

Styles met Lambert in 2014.[5] At the time, Styles was a fan of Yves Saint Laurent, and emulating Mick Jagger's fashion.[5] Lambert presented him with a wardrobe he described as "playful", that was inspired by Gucci and JW Anderson.[5] At first, Styles felt that the flares he was presented with were "fucking crazy" but he loved that Lambert "had fun with clothing."[7] Lambert has connected Styles with many small designers, lifting their names up to the mainstream in the process. In 2015 Styles wore clothing by Daniel W. Fletcher.[8] Styles purchased every shirt in his graduate collection when Fletcher was only 24,[8] and wore them on talk shows, causing the launch of his collection to sell out instantly.[9] He wore Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY on the Late Late Show with James Corden in 2017, and custom Harris Reed during Live on Tour in 2018.[10] Lambert and Styles collaborated with Reed on outfits for Styles' "Lights Up" music video[11] and the December 2020 profile of Vogue.[7] Similar to Fletcher, Reed was in the process of graduating from Central Saint Martins when he was commissioned.[11] Styles wore clothes created by the designer Steven Stokey-Daley in his "Golden" music video,[12] as well as items by designers Emily Bode,[7] Arturo Obegero,[13] and Lazoschmidl,[14] among others. Styles collaborated with Lambert on his Met Gala outfit[15] and for his Vogue photoshoot, where he wore a Gucci dress on the cover.[7]

As stylist to Emma Corrin, Josh O'Connor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Lambert worked with Corrin and O'Connor on red carpet attire for The Crown,[16][17][18] but they were forced to deliver looks digitally instead of for talk shows, premieres, and awards due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19][20] He also worked with O'Connor for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where he wore a custom Loewe look.[21] Lambert styled Corrin for the 2022 Laurence Olivier Awards, where they wore a Loewe dress, and for the 2022 Met Gala, where they paid homage to Evander Berry Wall.[19][20]

In 2021 Lambert started working with football player Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Their first work together was for Highsnobiety.[22] Later that year, Lambert styled Calvert-Lewin for the cover of Arena Homme +, where he wore a flared short suit and a glittery pink Prada handbag.[5] In 2022 Lambert worked with Calvert-Lewin on a British GQ editorial.[23]

Other work

Lambert has also styled Barry Keoghan[24] and Alexander Skarsgård.[25] Brands he has worked with include Harvey Nichols,[26] Paul & Joe,[27] Jo Malone London[28] and Gucci.[29] He styled campaigns for designers S.S. DALEY[30] and Harris Reed.[31]

Impact

Lambert's work has sparked debate about gender norms in fashion.[32]However, he claims that debate is not his intent, saying that commentary on gender is simply "a byproduct of what we’re doing [. . .] I'm aware that what I do is having an impact, but is that top of the agenda for me? No.”[5] He says that he hopes when he is gone that people remember him for "silly things such as putting Harry [Styles] in pearls" and "when people dress up as Harry for Halloween" because "It means that we’ve done something that has had cultural impact. It means we got through."[5]

Personal life

Lambert has lived in east London since 2009.[33] He lives with his partner Antonio.[33]

References

  1. ^ a b c Freestone, Camille (2021-01-19). "Meet Harry Lambert: The Stylist Using Fashion to Start a Dialogue". Coveteur: Inside Closets, Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Travel. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Wise, Louis. "Meet Harry Lambert, the A‑list's secret style weapon". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  3. ^ a b Eggleton, Sophie (November 14, 2012). "Interview with Stylist Harry Lambert". Sophie Eggleton. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & (2013-12-20). "Harry Lambert: Q&A". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "When Harry met Harry! The man who put Harry Styles in a dress". the Guardian. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. ^ "LONDON MENS FASHION WEEK WITH STYLIST HARRY LAMBERT". elitemodellook.com.
  7. ^ a b c d Bowles, Hamish (2020-11-13). "Playtime With Harry Styles: "You Can Never Be Overdressed"". Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  8. ^ a b Maoui, Zak (2020-11-27). "Daniel W Fletcher: 'Harry Styles had a huge impact on my career". British GQ. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. ^ Pike, Naomi (2019-02-01). "How Harry Styles Changed The Life For One Young Fashion Designer". British Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  10. ^ Greenwood, Douglas; George, Tom (2022-05-20). "A guide to Harry Styles' fashion evolution". i-D. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  11. ^ a b Heaf, Jonathan (2019-10-16). "The untold story behind Harry Styles' incredible Lights Up outfit". British GQ. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. ^ Yotka, Steff (2020-10-29). "Introducing S.S. Daley, the Brand Behind Harry Styles's "Golden" Look". Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  13. ^ CRIALES-UNZUETA, JOSÉ (2022-06-23). "Meet Arturo Obegero—The Spanish Designer Dressing Harry Styles Put on His Second Show in Paris Today". Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  14. ^ "The Queer Brand Harry Styles Wore in 'Lights Up'". PAPER. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  15. ^ Pike, Naomi (2019-05-07). "The Inside Scoop On All Of Harry Styles's "Unexpected" Met Gala Looks". British Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  16. ^ Pike, Naomi (2020-09-07). ""We're Not Trying To Dress Her Like Diana": Emma Corrin's Stylist Harry Lambert On The Rising Star's Rebellious New Wardrobe". British Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  17. ^ Maoui, Zak (2021-06-06). "An exclusive first look at Josh O'Connor's Baftas suit". British GQ. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  18. ^ Pike, Naomi (2021-03-01). "Jonathan Anderson On Dressing Josh O'Connor In "Elevated" Loewe For The Golden Globes". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  19. ^ a b Hess, Liam (2022-07-06). "Emma Corrin Is a New Kind of Red Carpet Risk-Taker". Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  20. ^ a b Pike, Naomi (2020-11-19). "Emma Corrin Talked Us Through Her Risk-Taking Promo Wardrobe For 'The Crown'". British Vogue. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  21. ^ Maoui, Zak (2021-07-14). "The best-dressed men at Cannes Film Festival 2021". British GQ. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  22. ^ Campbell, Graeme (2021-07-01). "DOMINIC CALVERT-LEWIN HAS CONQUERED ENGLAND, FASHION IS NEXT". highsnobiety. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  23. ^ van den Broeke, Teo (2022-04-04). "Dominic Calvert-Lewin's beautiful game". British GQ. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  24. ^ Maoui, Zak (2021-04-11). "Exclusive: the story behind Barry Keoghan's brilliant BAFTAs outfit". gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  25. ^ Interview Magazine [@InterviewMag] (April 21, 2022). "Alexander Skarsgård photographed by Juergen Teller and styled by Harry Lambert, from our March 2022 Issue" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ UK, ELLE (2013-03-04). "Meet The Canine Stars Of Harvey Nichols' New Campaign". elle uk.
  27. ^ "Paul & Joe". models.com.
  28. ^ "Jo Malone". models.com.
  29. ^ "GUCCI". bryantsartists.com.
  30. ^ Brain, Eric (2022-04-09). "S.S.DALEY Heads to the British Countryside for SS22 Campaign". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  31. ^ "SIXTY YEARS A QUEEN". harrisreed.com.
  32. ^ Cvetkovic, Aleks (2021-11-06). "Harry Lambert: 'Is my work political? Not really. Playing with gender shouldn't matter'". gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  33. ^ a b Bromley, Joe (2022-06-09). "My London: Harry Lambert". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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