Boy George Praises Harry Styles and His 'Great' Genderfluid Fashion: 'I Love It'

The music icon praised the former One Direction star as he called Styles' gender-fluid style "great"

Harry Styles has a big fan in none other than Boy George.

The ‘90s music icon, 62, shared his opinions on the Grammy winner on Monday’s episode of Sherri, when host Sherri Shepherd credited him for paving the way for people to be “free” in how they dress and gave a nod to Styles, 30, in particular.

“When I see Harry Styles doing what he’s doing, I love it,” Boy George said of his fellow British musician, who has had many statement fashion moments throughout his solo career.  “I am very supportive. I think it’s great.”

The “Karma Chameleon” singer went on to call Styles a “dandy,” which he described to Shepherd, 56, as “anyone with great style.”

“It’s not about sexuality, really, it’s just about wanting to stand out,” he clarified of the term.

Related: Boy George Readies Broadway Return with First Look at His Role in Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Exclusive)

From the early days of his career with Culture Club, Boy George became synonymous with a genderfluid style and form of expression.

In his first-ever feature with PEOPLE in 1983, the musician's father, Jeremiah O’Dowd, said of his son’s style: "He began to dress outrageously at 15 and suffered considerably. But he refused to give in."

Boy George said of people’s perception of him, “It's people's attitudes that have changed, not me.”

At the time of the interview, he was rocking an exotic braided hair look, which cascaded down his chest. "I started wearing my hair like this just out of boredom," he said at the time. “I had long hair and couldn't think of what to do with it.”

Related: How Stevie Nicks Inspired a Generation of Hitmakers, From Harry Styles to Taylor Swift

As for Styles, his 2020 Vogue cover — which featured him posing in a Gucci lace-trimmed dress and tuxedo jacket and made him the first man to be on the cover of the storied magazine — marked a turning point in the conversation about the former One Direction singer’s style choices.

Billy Porter, for one, wasn’t a fan. As a symbol of gender-fluid fashion himself, Porter told The Telegraph last year, “It doesn’t feel good to me. You’re using my community — or your people are using my community — to elevate you. You haven’t had to sacrifice anything.”

Though Porter said he wasn’t “dragging” Styles for the look, he added, "I feel like the fashion industry has accepted me because they have to. I created the conversation [about nonbinary fashion] and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time."

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Styles’ former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne had a starkly different response and “thought it was great,” as he said on Capital Breakfast With Roman Kemp.

"I think he's enjoying himself and he's free to do as he wishes," Payne, now 30, said at the time. "And, you know, I just think that people don't need to be so bothered about stuff. There's been a lot more stuff going on this year than whether or not he’s wearing the right clothes in someone else’s mind."

For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter!

Read the original article on People.