Moustaches are Back. Oh Yes Indeed!
I honestly kid you not, yes they are sneaking back into fashion, I am pretty certain of it. The evidence? Well, the surprising number of relatively trendy people I have seen sporting them recently and, of course, the simple fact that they have been so hugely out of fashion for so long.
The Hold Steady’s Franz Nicolay has had one at various points, the bass player for Elvis Perkins had one last night, and I saw a big picture of some chap from Interpol with a great big bloody moustache on the first page of the NME the other day. Now, this is hardly a tidal wave of underground fashion swelling up into and overwhelming the mainstream, but bear in mind that this kind of alternative scene is often how these things start. The Hold Steady and Elvis Perkins is one thing, but Interpol? They’re cool, aren’t they? Too cool for a ‘tache I would have assumed, unless of course…
The other thing is that once something has been that unfashionable for that long some amusing wag is bound to have a stab at resurrecting it. I get the impression there may be something in this one, Toadlings. If you notice the banner at the top of the page you will find that a certain discerning green gentleman has been sporting a rather fine and most elegantly waxed example for some time now. If you want to be at the croaking edge of fashion, keep an eye out for chaps sporting the only real choice of face furniture suitable for a true gentleman. It’s the future I tell you!
Man Man – 10lb Moustache
The Monochrome Set – Man With the Black Moustache
These chaps will be pleased.
They’ve been back for a while down here. Especially in places like Shoreditch. I’ve seen quite a lot at gigs lately – really big ones too. I have one – but that doesn’t count cos it’s part of a full beard! I could never have just a moustache just like I can never really get on with skinny jeans!
“Growl in Far Cooler than Toad Shock!”
(Not really a shock though)
“Growl in Not Wearing Awful Skinny Jeans Relief!”
That’s better.
Tim, would you consider it at all offensive if I let on that I never went anywhere near Shoreditch when I lived in London because it was really crammed to bursting with the sort of offensively fashionable cock-jockeys that made me want to put my eyes out with the end of a broken bottle?
I too have a full beard (not quite true actually, it’s more than a little bit ratty) but that does not constitute a moustache. A solo, unashamed, loud ‘n’ proud moustache is a very recent thing I think.
My dad will be so validated if full on ‘taches come back into fashion. He’ll be the coolest pensioner in all of Kiev!
how nice that you can share all this lovely beard and ‘stache talk. i’m happy for you fellas.
the oddest thing happened just now–i put my cursor over the “these chaps will be pleased” link and a little box popped up with: “go on, i dare you to click it!” it doesn’t show up at any of the other links–made me question my eyesight for a moment!
Tee hee!
And just wait until the menopause Marcy, then you can join in!
yes, i quite fancy mr. solomons. hopefully he’ll still be “active” in the club when the time comes!
You really could find a bird’s nest in that one. Very fine, my dear sir, very fine indeed.
And what about Mick Cave’s effort nowadays as he fronts Grinderman??