The lucky men who count themselves as card-carrying members of the A-list more often than not have good looks, an obscene amount of charisma and bank balances to rival developing economies. What they don’t always possess, however, is a killer sense of style.

The truth is that behind every red carpet appearance destined to send Instagram likes soaring, there’s a style maverick pulling the strings and keeping the world’s most famous from falling into the clutches of bad taste.

For too long, these hardworking stylists have been hidden in the shadows, but now – in line with social media’s democratization of, well, everything – they’ve moved to the fore, and have become indispensable sages for men from all walks of life.

Sure you might have marveled at the outfits of Ryan Gosling, or mentally bookmarked Michael B. Jordan’s entire back catalog of looks, but why turn to the middle-man for guidance when you can go straight to the source instead?

To that end, we’ve tapped the top advice of the A-list’s most dependable dressers so you too can get a little bit of that stardust for yourself.

Danyul Brown

While most celebrity stylists have the good fortune of being born within spitting-distance of La-La land, UK-born Danyul Brown had to leap over the pond in order to become one of the most-trusted compilers of clothes to household names. He’s worked with everyone from singers John Legend and Joe Jonas to rap star Tyga. So, a mastery of everything from tailoring to streetwear is all good and present on Brown’s CV.

The Advice: It’s Now Just What You Wear

For Brown, it’s not just what you wear that’s important, but how you wear it too. “My number one piece of advice for any man looking to dress better would be to wear your jeans in until they are yours,” he says, proving that pristine doesn’t always reign supreme.