I came across these illustrations featuring vintage moustache style contraptions at Model Citizen Press on Etsy UK – more like torture contraptions if you ask me – still, am sure they will appeal to your historical side and a great … Continue reading
Last Saturday, as England mourned the loss of their beloved team from the Rugby World Cup, there was an altogether more hairy World Championships taking place in the picturesque village of Leogang – just outside Salzburg in Austria. At the World … Continue reading
In 1907 a French scientist ran an unusual experiment. He approached bearded and beardless men on the streets of Paris and asked each of them to kiss his female assistant. Before each kiss, the woman’s lips were cleaned with antiseptic. … Continue reading
Facial hair has often been viewed as subversive. In the mid-nineteenth century the Manchester Courier announced: ‘Since the late insurrection and massacre at Naples it is unsafe for any man who wears his beards and mustachios to walk the streets … Continue reading
According to the Guinness World Records, the world’s longest moustache belongs to Ram Singh Chauhan from India. He has not shaved or trimmed his moustache in over three decades, and when it was officially measured in 2010, it extended to … Continue reading
‘…the author Warren. C. Graham published ‘How to get a job during the depression’, which offered much needed advice: Shave off that moustache if you’re looking for a job… One of the most interesting details of seeking employment during a … Continue reading
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By the turn of the twentieth century, beards were worn mostly by grumpy old men, and in 1904 the writer and humorist Frank Richardson coined the expression ‘face fungus’. Although he is little read today, Richardson was popular in his … Continue reading
The concept of the stylish modern-day man seems to change from day to day. It can be hard to keep up with the times and make sure that your appearance looks good in the modern world. Obviously, you don’t have … Continue reading
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Let’s talk about this Vintage beard plate on Etsy UK Unique 27cm Vintage beard plate on Etsy UK with Victorian Medical illustrations from an extensive collection of obscure bandaging techniques. A unique, one-off, up-cycled vintage plate. Only one available £35. Decorated … Continue reading
In 1904 a London County Council report stated that anyone suffering from ring-worm of the beard (a scourge of the day) must not be served in the barbers, hairdressers’ or haircutting shops’. This clause was seen even more important than … Continue reading
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