Beard Liberation Front
30th August
Contact BLF Organiser Keith Flett 07803 167266
Beard Campaigners defend suit wearing
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has defended suit wearers, after the Sunday Times revealed that Marks and Spencer only sells suits at 110 out of 254 of its large stores after a significant fall in demand.
The retailer says that the fashion has changed to ‘smart casual’ invariably for men, a jacket with separate trousers.
The BLF says that while one of its founding principles in the 1990s was to oppose the then dominant dress culture of clean shaven men in suits, at the same time it also stands up for the right of people to dress and appear as they want.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, I’ve worked in the City of London for many years and in that time there has been a significant decline in suit wearing and an equally noticeable rise in beard wearing amongst male employees. In the context of 2021 though we’d say that if people want to wear a suit, that can be a convenient and comfortable style of dress, then why not. Obviously we also think they should wear a matching beard as well.
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