Beard Liberation Front
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
2nd September
2019 BEARD, SHORTS & SANDALS SEASON EXTENDED
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that after the temporary suspension of the 2019 Beard, Shorts and Sandals season due to inclement weather earlier in the summer a better weather forecast has prompted a decision to extend it until the end of September.
The season was suspended for 10 days in June due to inclement weather
It is only the third time the season has been extended beyond the end of August.
The campaigners say that the image of organic beard, shorts and sandals is one of the key male fashions of 2019 but it does depend on the weather.
The official season traditionally runs until August 31st. During the season the wearing of shorts and sandals- preferably without socks unless special dispensation is given-is permitted for BLF supporters.
The BLF says that ‘beards, shorts and sandals’ is often a stereotype deployed by pogonophobes and so the wearing of shorts and sandals by the hirsute is best done within an agreed and defendable framework.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, we don’t expect uniformly good weather in September of course but we are reasonably confident that the weather for the next few weeks will allow the comfortable wearing of beard, shorts and sandals on most occasions
Welcome news. However, today I am at Trent Bridge for the penultimate County Championship match of the season. Not really shorts and sandals weather today. Indeed, my beard is likely to be more for warmth.