Plaid will do! Zayn Malik cuts a stylish figure in relaxed blue check shirt in LA...as girlfriend Gigi Hadid admits she wasn't a One Direction fan
His girlfriend Gigi Hadid recently took aim at his former band, revealing she wasn't a One Direction fan.
Now stepping out following the swipe, Zayn Malik looked cool, calm and collected as he worked a plaid long sleeve shirt outside the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Pillowtalk singer rolled his blue plaid shirt up to his elbows to flaunt his numerous inkings as he chatted to a bystander outside the Los Angeles venue.
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Relaxed: Zayn Malik looked cool, calm and collected as he worked a plaid long sleeve shirt outside the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday
The Bradford native opted to layer his relaxed wardrobe staple over a loose-fitting navy tee, which cheekily had 'I'm having a nice day, don't screw it up' emblazoned across the chest.
Continuing his laid back look, the singer slipped on a pair of skinny charcoal coloured denims as he strutted his stuff on the pavement in a black leather Chelsea boot.
Zayn accessorised his casually clad appearance with his trademark necklace, before layering a number of brackets around his wrist.
Sporting his usual designer scruff along his jawline, the Love You Like I Will hitmaker perfectly worked his coiff over to one side as strands fell to frame his features.
Check-ing it out! The 23-year-old Pillowtalk singer rolled his blue plaid shirt up to his elbows to flaunt his numerous inkings as he chatted to a bystander outside the Los Angeles venue
Zayn's relaxed appearance comes after his girlfriend, supermodel Gigi Hadid revealed she prefer's his solo music to his hits with British and Irish boyband One Direction.
The 21-year-old model admitted she wasn't much of a pop music fan and suggested she couldn't name one of the chart-topping boy band's songs.
During her first appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night, Gigi said: 'I grew up in a household where my stepdad was a classical musical producer - Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban - that was the music I was into.
Supportive: Gigi Hadid appeared to take a swipe at her boyfriend's former band One Direction's music during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night, revealing she far prefers the brooding hunk's solo material
'I think we can all name a One Direction song that we like. Or maybe not. I love Zayn Malik solo a lot more!'
Zayn quit the biggest boy band in the world - also comprised of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne - in March 2015.
He has made it very clear he didn't like their 'generic' sound, which was one of the things that spurred on his decision to quit the band because of the vocal restrictions he was forced to comply with.
Loyal girlfriend: The 21-year-old model admitted she wasn't much of a pop music fan and suggested she couldn't name one of the chart-topping boy band's songs
He previously explained to The Fader: 'There was never any room for me to experiment creatively in the band. If I would sing a hook or a verse slightly R&B, or slightly myself, it would always be recorded 50 times until there was a straight version that was pop, generic as f**k, so they could use that version.
'Whenever I would suggest something, it was like it didn't fit us. There was just a general conception that the management already had of what they want for the band, and I just wasn't convinced with what we were selling.'
The Perfect hitmakers are now on an extended hiatus, a decision they announced several months after Zayn's departure, so they can focus on solo projects and take a much needed break.
Blissfully happy: Dating since last year, Zayn and Gigi unofficially live together
Dating since last year, the pair unofficially live together, with Zayn recently telling ES magazine: ‘We haven’t officially swapped keys or anything yet, we live together wherever we are.'
Talking about how he met the catwalk queen, he approached her at a Victoria's Secret party and asked her out after recognising her from a picture.
On their first date at the Bowery Hotel, he revealed: 'It were really nice. She’s a very intelligent woman.
Unhappy: Zayn, 23, quit the biggest boy band in the world - also comprised of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne - in March 2015. The group is pictured in December 2012
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