Even before his new appearance at London Fashion Week in September 2021, Harris Reid was already a household name in the fashion scene. The California native, the son of Oscar-winning documentary producer Nicholas Reed and model Lynette Reed, modeled for Alessandro Michele at Gucci while studying fashion design at London’s prestigious Central Saint Martins College. With its androgynous, non-binary personality and its universe gender-fluid (heavily inspired by David Bowie and the New York Dolls, of whom he is a fan), in 2018 he was contacted by Harry Styles’ stylist Harry Lambert, who asked him to imagine the artist’s stage outfits.
A fruitful collaboration that earned him the call of Anna Wintour to dress Harry Styles for the December 2020 issue of Vogue magazine, the historic first time a man has appeared on the cover. Her outfit, a Victorian-inspired gown (echoing Gucci’s iconic cover dress), didn’t let the ink flow on questioning gender norms in clothing, however, quite expectedly. Since that breakthrough, her work has been praised by pop stars from Adele to Selena Gomez to Miley Cyrus. If the designer is on the same footing in the world of pop culture, he still cites less literal references, such as Belgian designer Anne Demeulemeester.
In 2022, Reid makes an early debut, exhibiting at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum as ‘Fashionable Masculinity. a part of the art of men’s clothing exhibition. From now on, he will have to show his talent on the Parisian catwalks, because from this September 21, he will be appointed creative director of Nina Ricci. The house, founded in 1932 and now owned by Puig, wants:create the spirit of the times(link to her best-selling perfume), with the help of Harris Reid, “known for its complex and theatrical silhouettes“.
“It’s an honor to join Nina Ricci’s house, a treasure chest filled with charm, history and power ready to be explored.Harris Reid said in a press release. I’m really excited to challenge the landscape of what femininity means through fashion and beauty at such an iconic house.“.
His first collection will be presented in early 2023.
Source: Le Figaro
