However, conservatives were none too pleased with the move.

In fact,Candace Owenstook to Twitter to request, “Bring back manly men.”

His reason for doing so, however, might surprise you.

Harry Styles smiling

“For me, it’s not like doing it to send a message,” he said.

He defended the queer connotations of dressing more feminine in an adjacent interview.

“I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting,” he said.

Harry Styles posing

“I want things to look a certain way.