Harry Styles is the first man to appear solo on the cover of US 'Vogue'

The singer was photographed by Tyler Mitchell in the English countryside

Harry Styles on the cover of the December issue of American 'Vogue'. Vogue / Tyler Mitchell

Harry Styles has made history as the first man to grace the cover of US Vogue alone, featuring in a high-fashion gender-neutral photoshoot for its December issue.

The images see the Adore You singer pose in an English countryside setting, wearing kilts, vests, blazers and dresses.

In the cover shot, he is wearing a black blazer over a white dress, both by Gucci, while blowing up a blue balloon. He was styled by Camilla Nickerson for the shoot.

In one image, Styles is sat with his sister, Gemma Styles, for a family portrait with a field in the background, which they planned to surprise their mother with. He is wearing a Martine Rose coat, Margaret Howell jumper sweater and checked Marni trousers, while she wears a Chopova Lowena dress and Church’s shoes.

On Instagram, writer and eyewear designer Gemma wrote: "The first man to appear solo on the cover of American Vogue. So proud of who you are. Thanks for asking me".

"My mum loved to dress us up," Gemma tells Vogue in the accompanying story by Hamish Bowles.

"I always hated it, and Harry was always quite into it. She did some really elaborate papier-mache outfits: She made a giant mug and then painted an atlas on it, and that was Harry being 'The World Cup.' Harry also had a little Dalmatian-dog outfit, a hand-me-down from our closest family friends. He would just spend an inordinate amount of time wearing that outfit. But then Mum dressed me up as Cruella de Vil. She was always looking for any opportunity."

"As a kid I definitely liked fancy dress," Harry told Bowles. "There’s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes. I’ve never thought too much about what it means – it just becomes this extended part of creating something."

The images were taken by New York photographer Mitchell, best known for his 2018 Vogue cover photo of Beyonce.

Mitchell shared more of the images from the shoot on Twitter:

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  Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction attend the Very fashion show at Victoria House on November 24, 2010 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in a skinny tie, attends the premiere of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' at Odeon Leicester Square on November 30, 2010 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, wearing a relaxed shirt and jeans, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan attend the X Factor press conference at the Connaught Hotel on December 9, 2010 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, in a grey blazer, attend the Jingle Bell Ball at O2 Arena on December 4, 2011 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Niall Horan, Harry Styles, in a three-piece suit and bow tie, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne attend the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena on February 21, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, in a blue blazer and bow tie, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson arrive at the Logie Awards at the Crown Palladium on April 15, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in a preppy blazer, performs at Hisense Arena on April 16, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Burberry, arrives at the Burberry fashion show at Kensington Gardens on September 17, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in a cardigan and T-shirt, attends a press conference to promote the album 'Take Me Home' in Tokyo, Japan, on January 18, 2013. EPA

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  Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, in skinny jeans, attend the NRJ Music Awards at Palais des Festivals on January 26, 2013 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in a Burberry shirt, attends the "One Direction: This is Us" premiere at the Empire Leicester Square on August 20, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Kelly Osbourne and Harry Styles, in a simple tee and jeans, attend the House of Holland show during London Fashion Week on September 14, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Burberry, arrives at the Burberry show during London Fashion Week at Kensington Gardens on September 16, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Saint Laurent, attends the British Fashion Awards at London Coliseum on December 2, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Burberry, attends the Burberry show at London Fashion Week at Kensington Gardens on February 17, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles, in a slogan tee, pose prior to performing at Wembley Stadium on June 8, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles, in Saint Laurent, attend The Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on November 13, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in an embroidered jacket, arrives for the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 23, 2014. EPA

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  Harry Styles, in Lanvin, attends the British Fashion Awards at London Coliseum on December 1, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Louis Vuitton, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan attend the 40 Principales Awards photocall at the Barclaycard Centre on December 12, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images

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  Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, in a Rolling Stones tee, attend a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 25, 2015. EPA

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  Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, in pinstripe flares, and Niall Horan attend the BBC Music Awards at Genting Arena on December 10, 2015 in Birmingham, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, arrives at the 'Dunkirk' premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on July 13, 2017 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Givenchy, performs during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Mercedes-Benz Arena on November 20, 2017 in Shanghai, China. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, attends the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 22, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Alexander McQueen, arrives at the Aria Awards at The Star on November 28, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, and Stevie Nicks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, on March 29, 2019. Reuters

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, attends the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 6, 2019. Reuters

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, attends the Brit Awards at The O2 Arena on February 18, 2020 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Roman Kemp and Harry Styles, in Gucci, attend the Brits after-party at The Standard on February 18, 2020 in London, England. Getty Images

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  Harry Styles, in Gucci, performs on NBC's 'Today' show on February 26, 2020, in New York, US. AP