Street style has come a long way from a small group of bloggers surreptitiously snapping on the sidelines of fashion. What started as a few candid snaps is today a million-dollar business that sees style-hungry men worldwide dissecting what fashion show attendees are wearing as much as what the models on the runway are.

And for the most part that’s good. What’s not to like about seeing menswear’s insiders flexing their style, setting trends and at the same time giving the rest of us a blueprint for how to broach them ourselves?

Well, nothing really, apart from the fact that a lot of what’s shot isn’t worth its space on a memory card. Forget the try-hards, it’s time to honor the men sidestepping outlandish (and frankly bad) style for the sake of it. The anti-peacocks. The men confident enough in their own skin to not bother about getting dressed with the sole purpose of getting snapped.

Which, of course, makes their outfits all the more lens-worthy.

Alessandro Squarzi

Prior to becoming one of photographer Scott Schuman’s subjects on OG street style blog The Sartorialist, fashion entrepreneur Alessandro Squarzi was little-known outside of his native Italy. Thankfully, that chance passing between the two has spawned a steady and impressive documentation of Squarzi’s wardrobe ever since.

Flitting between elegant comfort and Pitti peacockery without so much as breaking a sweat, this man about Milan doesn’t shy away from trending pieces but always wears them in an effortless way. And if you ever needed a visual representation of why every man needs a strong outerwear game, Squarzi provides it.

David Gandy

No street style list worth its salt would be complete without arguably the world’s most-watched male supermodel. David Gandy may have gotten his start on breakfast TV, but he’s since gone on to front campaigns for the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Banana Republic and Marks & Spencer.