Have we reached Peak Beard ?

vladmydad

I wonder if facial hair reached its peak, will clean shaven faces make a return.

The Bishop Basher

vladmydad wrote: »

I wonder if facial hair reached its peak, will clean shaven faces make a return.

Peak has been and gone surely

lawred2

I had a beard before it became a 'thing' and I'll have one afterwards

heebusjeebus

We haven't even begun to peak!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enVtvLyF2wI

Gravelly

I think the peak was reached at least a year ago. I used to regularly see groups of identikit hipsters, with identical beards, hairstyles, and clothes hanging around together, but you rarely see that any more. I notice a lot of the hipsters at work have either shaved off the beards, or have trimmed them down to stubble.

Cockford Ollie

These guys with perfectly shaped and manicured beards look so... feminine.

Hoboo

Had one 13 years ago before all this fad started, when a beard was just a change of scenery rather than a must have fashion item because the crowd say so........ and was told I should shave it by a friend's wife, which I didn't of course. I did though when I saw the amount of beards suddenly appearing. 8 years later, her husband grew a beard, and still has it, like the rest of the clones. He also wears his skinny jeans rolled up over his ankles, nb runners, no socks, in the middle of winter. At 40.

I'd love to see a phase of Hitler moustaches for the sheep. Be hilarious.

The Bishop Basher

Whatever about the beards I just can’t get my head around the no socks

DontThankMe

I love my beard.

Gravelly

Hoboo wrote: »

Had one 13 years ago before all this fad started, when a beard was just a change of scenery rather than a must have fashion item because the crowd say so........ and was told I should shave it by a friend's wife, which I didn't of course. I did though when I saw the amount of beards suddenly appearing. 8 years later, her husband grew a beard, and still has it, like the rest of the clones. He also wears his skinny jeans rolled up over his ankles, nb runners, no socks, in the middle of winter. At 40.

I'd love to see a phase of Hitler moustaches for the sheep. Be hilarious.

I'm in my late 40's and I nearly weep when I see lads of my generation at that shîte. There's a lad that was in my class in school that goes around dolled up like a 20 year old hipster. It's painful to see.

lawred2

Rennaws wrote: »

Whatever about the beards I just can’t get my head around the no socks

I hope *HOPE* that these clowns are wearing ankle socks at least

Because if not their shoes much be vile - gawk

yourdeadwright

I think beards will always be around ,they always have sure didn't Jesus start the whole trend ,
I had a beard for 11 years and it won't be going away any time soon , My da had one when I was young so maybe that's why iv always liked one ,To be fair its not a hipster one

On that note hipster beards seem to be dying and now everyone is going for the stubble look ,

Benny Biscotti

It's onto moustaches now.

Jet Black

Don't really care about the trend it's great not having to shave every morning and pay a fortune on blades.

Boom_Bap

I hate my beard, but I hate shaving more.

vladmydad

vladmydad wrote: »

I wonder if facial hair reached its peak, will clean shaven faces make a return.

When the anaemic hipsters abandon their checkered shirts in the woodshed.

Hoboo

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I think beards will always be around ,they always have sure didn't Jesus start the whole trend ,
I had a beard for 11 years and it won't be going away any time soon , My da had one when I was young so maybe that's why iv always liked one ,To be fair its not a hipster one

On that note hipster beards seem to be dying and now everyone is going for the stubble look ,

Ah ffs, there goes my stubble. It's actually time anyhow, stubble is out, clean shaven is back. They'll realise this in 5 years, then I'll grow my beard, the cycle continues.

Tacitus Kilgore

Haven't shaved since I could grow a beard (which happened when the latest beard trend took off), barely even trim it these days. Looks pretty shit I'd say, but I don't give too many cares. It hides my jawless face, keeps cold air out of the bike helmet - plus it catches my crumbs so I can have a snack later.

yourdeadwright

Hoboo wrote: »

Ah ffs, there goes my stubble. It's actually time anyhow, stubble is out, clean shaven is back. They'll realise this in 5 years, then I'll grow my beard, the cycle continues.

I wonder when clean shaven came in to begin with ?

Assetbacked

There are a lot of fragile men who are afraid to shave their beard as they do not feel comfortable with how they look without it. The uncomfortableness is usually evident by how much of a twat they come across to others.

Tacitus Kilgore

Assetbacked wrote: »

There are a lot of fragile men who are afraid to shave their beard as they do not feel comfortable with how they look without it. The uncomfortableness is usually evident by how much of a twat they come across to others.

Meeeeeeow :eek:

D3V!L

Assetbacked wrote: »

There are a lot of fragile men who are afraid to shave their beard as they do not feel comfortable with how they look without it. The uncomfortableness is usually evident by how much of a twat they come across to others.

When you hit puberty you'll be able to grow one too

utyh2ikcq9z76b

Rennaws wrote: »

Whatever about the beards I just can’t get my head around the no socks

I think it was OK during the summer, its like they forgot about the seasons and nobody will break ranks

thomasj

vladmydad wrote: »

I wonder if facial hair reached its peak, will clean shaven faces make a return.

You don't work for a certain razer company do you?

GBX

The beard thing is not new. Nor is it going to fade away.
I dont foresee myself without one ever now.
Granted at the start I didnt put a lot of effort into keeping it right but now I do. I enjoy that part and think now its normal to have one.

thomasj

lawred2 wrote: »

I hope *HOPE* that these clowns are wearing ankle socks at least

Because if not their shoes much be vile - gawk

It's those weird looking invisible socks that look a bit like ballet shoes

BeerWolf

Assetbacked wrote: »

There are a lot of fragile men who are afraid to shave their beard as they do not feel comfortable with how they look without it. The uncomfortableness is usually evident by how much of a twat they come across to others.

Gravelly

Assetbacked wrote: »

There are a lot of fragile men who are afraid to shave their beard as they do not feel comfortable with how they look without it. The uncomfortableness is usually evident by how much of a twat they come across to others.

That probably applies to neck beards more than the full-face type.

We've 3 IT lads working in our head office, all are fat, all dress like bums, and all have neck beards.

D3V!L

Gravelly wrote: »

That probably applies to neck beards more than the full-face type.

We've 3 IT lads working in our head office, all are fat, all dress like bums, and all have neck beards.

Thats IT for you.

yourdeadwright

Gravelly wrote: »

That probably applies to neck beards more than the full-face type.

We've 3 IT lads working in our head office, all are fat, all dress like bums, and all have neck beards.

What of you mean by neck Beards ? Long beards ?

Tacitus Kilgore

yourdeadwright wrote: »

What of you mean by neck Beards ? Long beards ?

Gravelly

yourdeadwright wrote: »

What of you mean by neck Beards ? Long beards ?

No, this: (this guy could actually be one of out IT guys)

BeerWolf

Feel greasy just looking at those pictures... urgh.

Mr. CooL ICE

Assetbacked wrote: »

There are a lot of fragile men who are afraid to shave their beard as they do not feel comfortable with how they look without it. The uncomfortableness is usually evident by how much of a twat they come across to others.

I'm a moderator and I have a beard. Your logic certainly checks out.

Kimbot

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

I'm a moderator and I have a beard. Your logic certainly checks out.

Ditto :P

raze_them_all_

Had my full beard at 17, have clean shaved maybe less than 50 times in my life, am now 30. Hate the ****ing hipster Connor mcgreggor clones though

raze_them_all_

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I wonder when clean shaven came in to begin with ?

During the great war, has to be clean shaven so you could form a seal on gas masks and not die

Gravelly

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

During the great war, has to be clean shaven so you could form a seal on gas masks and not die

*comes up with cunning plan to kill all the hipsters*

Hoboo

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I wonder when clean shaven came in to begin with ?

1864

riffmongous

I'm still rocking my Christmas holidays 'tache, debating now if I should shave it before heading back in to the office on Monday

vladmydad

vladmydad wrote: »

I wonder if facial hair reached its peak, will clean shaven faces make a return.

Well the Statutes of Kilkenny in 1366 seem to reflect a 'peak beard' period in Ireland. As did the 'Glib Act' in Trim parliament in 1447 and the 1537 Act for the English Order, Habit and Language so perhaps we might revisit this topic in 653 years and see if beards have reached their peak in Ireland. I suspect the bearded ones will be with us as long as life itself.

An Irish Statute, 25 Henry VI., c. 20 [A.D. 1447], unpubished, forbids crommeal (or moustache). It appears that English living in the marshes or borders dressed like the Irish, and thus, by colour of being Englishmen, the Irish had opportunity to rob, &c.; wherefore it was ordained that no manner of man, who would be accepted for an Englishman, have any beard upon his mouth, " that is to say, that lie have no hair upon his upper lip, so that the said lip be shaven once at least within two weeks, or of equal growth with the nether lip ; and if any man be found among the English contrary hereunto, it may be lawful for every man to take them and their goods as Irish enemies, and to hold them to ransom as Irish enemies." Translated and transcribed by the Irish Record Commissioners, 1810 — 1825.

vladmydad

Well while we’re at it, have we reached Peak Skinny Jeans ?

nelly17

Haven't you heard? we're on to Meggings now

Ray Palmer

It is funny how people say beards are a hipster thing when it clearly a fashion thing opposed to what a hipster means. Checked shirts have always been around a long time and really big thing for decades but people call it hipster dress now.
Hipster means so little now because people refer to everything as hipster.

RWCNT

I feel the beard trend enabled a lot of lazy ****ers who don't care about their appearance, given that those types of lads don't adhere to fashion generally I'd imagine that there'll be a lot of scuzzy unkemp beards around for a good while.

Gravelly

Ray Palmer wrote: »

It is funny how people say beards are a hipster thing when it clearly a fashion thing opposed to what a hipster means. Checked shirts have always been around a long time and really big thing for decades but people call it hipster dress now.
Hipster means so little now because people refer to everything as hipster.

Nah, not really. Most people know that a hipster is one of those clones with the slicked back hair, lumberjack beard, skinny jeans, and check shirt.

Just throwing on a check shirt doesn't make one a hipster.

Peak beard was reached around 2016, although those really long Parnell length beards peaked in 2014 I think. I’ve always clean-shaved every 3/4 days, since beards came into fashion and before. There was a time two or three years ago when you would be hard pressed to find a man under 30 who was clean shaven - all were self-absorbedly maintaining a few days stubble using an electric razor or else maintaining an actual beard (which is less contemptible) but yet putting in the effort to regularly clean-shave away the unwanted bits around the neckline and cheeks (so much for rugged-manliness).

Ray Palmer

Gravelly wrote: »

Ray Palmer wrote: »

It is funny how people say beards are a hipster thing when it clearly a fashion thing opposed to what a hipster means. Checked shirts have always been around a long time and really big thing for decades but people call it hipster dress now.
Hipster means so little now because people refer to everything as hipster.

Nah, not really. Most people know that a hipster is one of those clones with the slicked back hair, lumberjack beard, skinny jeans, and check shirt.

Just throwing on a check shirt doesn't make one a hipster.

So if they have a beard and a checked shirt they aren't being called hipsters because they don't have skinny jeans? I can tell you people have called me a hippy, rocker and hipster and different points. My fashion sense hasn't changed much being generally jeans and t shirts with a shirt over it if cold.
What you described is not a hipster either. The whole point is it is about being more individual and being into things not in the mainstream. What you described is a fashionable look not what hipsters are about. Effectively it is a mainstream version of a look that people think is hipster. Not many of them are collecting obscure records or reading beatnik poets which is hipster stuff. Beards at the moment are fashion and not hipster.

Gravelly

Ray Palmer wrote: »

So if they have a beard and a checked shirt they aren't being called hipsters because they don't have skinny jeans? I can tell you people have called me a hippy, rocker and hipster and different points. My fashion sense hasn't changed much being generally jeans and t shirts with a shirt over it if cold.
What you described is not a hipster either. The whole point is it is about being more individual and being into things not in the mainstream. What you described is a fashionable look not what hipsters are about. Effectively it is a mainstream version of a look that people think is hipster. Not many of them are collecting obscure records or reading beatnik poets which is hipster stuff. Beards at the moment are fashion and not hipster.

The term "hipster" is used in mainstream society to describe certain cultural phenomenon whereby young men adopt a uniform look, which includes beards, slicked hair, skinny jeans etc.

You are getting a little hung up on what a hipster is, I wouldn't worry about it, I'm sure you are a fashionable young man with your own individual look, who isn't copying anyone :rolleyes:

Dravokivich

vladmydad wrote: »

Well while we’re at it, have we reached Peak Skinny Jeans ?

I was in pennys the other week with my son looking to get him a few things. Damn near all the jeans for boys were skinny jeans.

Omackeral

Ray Palmer wrote: »

It is funny how people say beards are a hipster thing when it clearly a fashion thing opposed to what a hipster means. Checked shirts have always been around a long time and really big thing for decades but people call it hipster dress now.
Hipster means so little now because people refer to everything as hipster.

I thought checked shirts (is it not chequered?...have I been saying that wrong all these years?!) were the calling card of your most basic culchie lad on a night out. Usually accompanied by boot cut jeans and Bulmers.