If you’d told us a few years ago that certain members of chart-topping manufactured pop sensation One Direction would go on to produce their fair share of style hits as well as pop ones, we’d have sent you straight to Specsavers.

Mostly tight, bright tees, skinny jeans and check shirts worn open, the boy band’s collective look in the early days is probably best described as a Gap Kids campaign. Which is, to be fair, probably not all that surprising considering its members were actual kids.

But time – not to mention a decent stylist – is an amazing thing. And now, some six years later, a couple of the X Factor-born band’s members (like aptly named frontman, and next-level florals master, Harry Styles) are fast earning their fashion chops, proving that – when it comes to their clothes at least – they’re boys no more.

It’s dissenter Zayn Malik, though, that’s really making waves with his wardrobe. Having jumped ship in 2015 to ready himself for a solo career, Malik resurfaced just a few months later with a slick new look that’s seen his fashion stock skyrocket.

Here, we unpick how he’s done it, and show you the tricks worth trying yourself.

Hoodies And Jeans To Louis V

Malik was just 17 years old when the X Factor birthed its first and only globally successful pop group. Which goes some way in explaining why his wardrobe was mostly an adolescent tangle of hoodies, jeans, hi-top trainers and even higher hair.

Just a couple of years later, though, by the release of 1-D’s sophomore album, Malik’s style was already showing signs of maturing, with aviator jackets, sharp tailoring and statement camo pieces taking the place of the jersey varsity jackets and layered hoodie-blazer combos he’d once sported.

It wasn’t until the spring/summer 2016 menswear shows in Paris (and striking up a working relationship with celebrity stylist Jason Rembert), however, that Malik really started bringing the heat.