Beard Liberation Front
10th June
Contact Keith Flett 07803 1672
Temporary suspension of Beards,Shorts & Sandals Season due to inclement weather
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has announced the temporary suspension of the 2020 Beard, Shorts & Sandals season from 7pm on 10th June until Midday on 12th June.
The suspension comes as inclement weather is forecast for much of the UK until conditions start to change for the better at the weekend.
It is expected that there will be showers and heavier bursts of rain, together with significant wind and windchill in some areas
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, it just wont be the weather for shorts and sandals over the next couple of days, so we have acted promptly to temporarily suspend the season.
Guidelines for the 2020 Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season
1] Shorts should ideally be three-quarter length-‘culottes’ for the 2020 season. The length of shorts is particularly important as climate change may mean that unprotected legs get sunburnt.
1a) Shorts of the length worn by Nigel Farage in a video recorded in April are strictly forbidden
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 relatively busier 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.
5] If venturing out in accordance with lockdown rules in force at the time social distance should be kept at all times. On no account should there be any groups of beard, shorts and sandals wearers. Discussion of styles should be confined to social media.
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