He's been winning people over with his oddly-mesmerizing charisma and undeniable charm ever since he stepped foot on "The X Factor" stage six years ago as a curly haired, cherub-faced 16-year-old. Now with his boy band days behind him, Harry Styles is fully ready to take flight into the next chapter of his career with the release of not one, not two, but three new magazine covers.

Last week, Another Man magazine revealed three separate covers for their next issue, each featuring Styles sporting a different haircut and dramatically different wardrobes, and each representing a different dimension of his persona. This is his first interview and photo shoot since the members of One Direction went their separate ways, and this spread seems to signify the beginning of a new era for Styles. Before posting the cover images on his own Instagram, he posted a series of three blank, white photos, essentially drawing a line between his life before and after this point.

Despite being one of the most highly-anticipated solo acts of the last decade, Harry Styles chose to steer clear of conventional magazine choices for this milestone moment and opted for a more artistic and experimental route by gracing the cover of Another Man magazine. Harry Styles is slightly more mainstream of a star than what Another Man typically works with. But when he reached out to the creative minds behind the magazine, wanting to collaborate, they knew it had to be big, and they did not disappoint. Alister Mackie, creative director and stylist of the magazine, stressed that they had "never gambled on one person like this before...but he's more than a pop star. Way more." The styling for the shoot shows Harry in a bold-patterned Gucci suit (something he's no stranger to), a see through embellished Roberto Cavalli top, and a leather choker, among other eye-catching looks that shouldn't have looked as natural on him as they did.

Styles is fully embracing his newfound independence, and choosing a more niche publication for his debut seems to signify he's proceeding into this next chapter on his own terms. The spread not only symbolized Harry's debut as a free bird but also solidified his standing as what The Guardian is calling "the artthrob."

Although former bandmate, Zayn Malik, was widely considered the band's resident, mysterious bad boy, Harry has always been the truest conundrum. We've watched him in the public eye for the past five years, but it seems he's mastered one of Mick Jagger's oldest tricks of "answering everything while saying nothing." Harry Styles is overexposed, yet remains an enigma. The more fame that is associated with his name, the more mysterious he becomes. However, his feature in Another Man attempts to explore the deepest parts of his personality that make him so alluring through an archive of his most beloved possessions curated by Harry himself. Harry showcased things like a beat-up pair of old, vintage boots he found in America, a copy of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha given to him by a friend on the road, a lipstick-stained coat, and a collection of vinyls. He also composed a playlist of his all-time top ten songs which range from Pink Floyd and Van Morrison to Ray Charles and Patsy Cline.

Not only did the content supplied by Harry lean more on the artsy, rockstar side, the actual photos feed on the ephemera of the '60s and '70s and are deeply reminiscent of icons like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, and Jim Morrison. This wouldn't be the first time Styles was compared to the likes of Jagger, with many calling him his most obvious successor "in both looks and charisma." Harry's stage presence has been heralded by many as electric, including Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone who, in describing his performance, claimed, "Imagine if Mick Jagger had the warm and benign heart of Paul McCartney, cast under a magic spell by Stevie Nicks, and you're about halfway there," quite the heavy statement.

So, he's got the look, he's got the talent, he's got the fanbase. What now? His interview for Another Man with Paul McCartney (yes, you read that right...Sir Paul McCartney) didn't reveal much besides his curiosity about performing alone vs. in a band, something he asked the Beatles legend about. Fortunately, Styles isn't coming away from One Direction with a sour taste in his mouth, unlike bandmate Zayn Malik who has expressed feelings of suffocation and general unhappiness while being in the band. In a second interview for Another Man, Harry tells comedian Chelsea Handler: "It's the most important, greatest thing that ever happened to me, being in that band. It completely changed my life."

Appreciative and kind-hearted words are not out of the norm for him. Everyone, from waiters at his favorite Malibu lunch spot and strangers in the street to A-list superstars, has nothing but exceptional things to say about him and his character. Not many people can exude such confidence while also maintaining such a level head. His sister, Gemma, further explained this in a piece she wrote for the spread, saying that, even from a young age, "he would do what he wanted to do but often it seemed that what he wanted was to make other people happy." There's a strange magnetism about him. An unintentional charm you can't quite put your finger on. Alexa Chung described it as "like staring into the face of a lighthouse."

In one of the most highly-anticipated solo debuts of the last decade, Harry Styles is laying the foundation for what is expected to be nothing short of megastardom as a solo artist. Besides being one well-dressed, talented young gentleman, Harry is beginning to prove himself as a serious contender in the artsy, rock god arena. Long gone are the shaggy haired X Factor days. What remains now is a boy with a butterfly tattoo ready to take flight.