Beard Liberation Front
5th May
Media Release contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Campaigners announce start of revamped 2019 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Season
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the 2019 Beard, Shorts and Sandals will start on Sunday 5th May.
The campaigners say that thanks to indifferent weather it is a later start to the Season than in some recent years.
The BLF says that it has relaxed guidelines for the 2019 season and brought in a new framework governing types of footwear, length of shorts and the controversial issue of socks:
1] Shorts may be half length (to the knee) or three-quarter length-‘culottes’. The length of shorts is particularly important as climate change may mean that unprotected legs get sunburnt.
2] Footwear should be casual. There is a considerable range of sandal type footwear now available. Some leaves parts of the feet and toes open to public view, while some does not. The BLF is not prescriptive about the matter.
3] Socks should generally not be worn. However if the beard, shorts and sandals are to be displayed in busy urban areas it is likely to be prudent to wear closed rather than open casual footwear and ankle socks, not visible to others may be worn.
4] There is no prescription or definition on what type of beard may be worn, or how this may match with the shorts and sandals. This is left up to the individual.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the Beard, Socks and Sandals season has been a major influence on summer fashions in recent times and we hope that with better weather forecast people can now flaunt their beards and legs prudently in public together with stylish shorts and sandals or casual shoes.
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