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Beard Liberation Front

29th May

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2019 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Season. People’s Vote says NO socks with sandals

The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that with warmer weather forecast the 2019 Beard, Shorts and Sandals the vote about whether it is permissible to wear socks with sandals has gone in favour of NO socks.

40% of those voting backed no socks, while 20% supported wearing socks together with 15% who said they might on occasion. 20% were ideologically opposed to sock wearing with sandals under all circumstances

The BLF 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 leave 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 following a People’s Vote on the issue

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, no doubt some will see the vote for no socks as a snub to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who is often seen to be wearing socks with his beard, shorts and casual footwear. However more accurately it reflects a continuing trend to a more organic appearance and style, exposing more of the body, including here the feet, to the elements