The standout stars beyond the shows in the British capital this January.

Fashion shows may appear all fun and games from the outside, but spare a thought for the attendees, poor things, dizzy from free champagne and weighed down with goodie bags as they traipse from show to party and back again. It’s a hard job, but someone’s got to do it. And while London Fashion Week Men’s is technically about what’s taking place on the catwalk (some lovely shows by designers like Craig Green and Oliver Spencer, in case you wondered), it’s always fun to see what people outside them are wearing, too. Fortunately, MR PORTER also courageously took up the mantle, and did our level best to pick out the best looks from London’s streets.

If you thought the only football player worth knowing about at fashion week was Mr David Beckham (he co-owns menswear brand Kent & Curwen, who showed their new collection this weekend), think again. Mr Héctor Bellerin of Arsenal fame snatched a few headlines for his streetwise chutzpah, donning a shearling denim jacket and tartan trousers by LA-based brand Fear of God, topped off with a canary-coloured beanie hat. This appearance won’t have helped his case with Gunners fans, who were berating Mr Bellerin for his absence from the pitch this weekend after Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest, but the defender looked quite at home on the front row (one bench he doesn’t mind keeping warm).

Street style wouldn’t be street style without a splash of logomania here and there, and there are worse ways to show off brand loyalty than with a Gucci T-shirt. Still, keeping it relatively quiet (not a synonym for boring, mind) in the rest of the outfit is the best way to go here, which is why this look works so well – the beige mac and black woollen trousers are a reliable and charming combination.

Nothing about this look is particularly remarkable when “deconstructed” (forgive us our fashion speak), but it is much more than the sum of its parts. Let us explain: layer a checked, single-breasted coat over a candy-striped shirt and team it with a solid pair of corduroys, finish the whole thing off with some Chuck Taylors and bang! – sartorial alchemy. Extra points for the belt bag worn over the shoulder, messenger style.

The chenille zip-up sweater, not the kind of thing one would usually pair with tailored pinstripe trousers and a weighty wool coat perhaps, is a lesson in how to mix streetwear (and texture) with something smarter. When it works (and here it does), there’s something elegantly rebellious about it. The overall effect isn’t so much smart casual as a dash of contemporary rakishness. Ditto the vibrant floral scarf and the puffer coat on the right. We’re a big fan of the matching 1990s Mancunian bowl cuts, too – these two could spark a moody Britpop revival movement.

Double denim might sound a little 2015, (or worse, 2001 – see Ms Britney Spears and Mr Justin Timberlake in their now-notorious matching getups), but with a few rules in place, it can be a perennial go-to. The key, as you can tell from these gents, is all about layering, colour, and silhouette. The juxtaposition of the blue denim jacket worn over the indigo of the shirt is a particularly effective touch, but our favourite thing about it is the stiff wide-leggedness of the selvedge jeans which fall at just the right length. The overall effect is almost a little Texan tuxedo, especially with that wide-brimmed hat and cravat, but hey, it works.

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