Harry Styles once described his go-to designer Harris Reed as a “guardian angel”.

The pair have worked together on Styles’s distinctive look since 2015. But Reed isn’t always angelic and voiced some criticism of his patron during a talk at the V&A last night. Recalling the first time he dressed the singer in gender-fluid clothing, Reed said: “He loved it and thought those things were so normal to wear, but I just wanted to talk about it because I would f***ing love it if I could be normal.”

Reed remembered telling Styles: “I respect what you’re saying, and the clothes do look good on you, but you come from a very privileged space, you’re very educated, we’re in a queer bubble, we’re in a metropolitan city, but where I’m from that’s just not how it is.” Styles received some backlash for his Grammy acceptance speech last year, in which he said “this doesn’t happen to people like me very often”. Some thought the comments were tone deaf.

BAFTAs and Balloons

Actor and former Bafta Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir celebrated presenting the award nominations at Bafta HQ on Piccadilly last night. Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Sophie Wilde are in the running. TikTok presenter Zainab Jiwa also walked the red carpet. Meanwhile, actor Lucy Boynton and musician Murdo Mitchell, who are now dating, and singer Bree Runway attended the Chanel and Dazed Celebration of the New Coco Crush Campaign at 180 Strand.

Drag queen Bimini Bon Boulash, Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg and her ex, Mancunian rapper Aitch, were also there. Over in Marylebone, rapper and songwriter Chip enjoyed canapés and cocktails at The BoTree bar, hosted by Flag Inc. Across town, singer Kele Le Roc partied at the launch of The Balloon Museum.