Beard Liberation Front
31st March
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
2022 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Pre-Season suspended due to inclement weather
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the 2022 Beard, Shorts and Sandals Pre-Season has been suspended until at least Monday 4th April due to inclement weather.
The 2022 pre-season began a month earlier than 2021 recognising a spell of dry and warmer weather across much of the UK. However temperatures have dropped again and much of the country has seen snow.
2022 Pre-Season guidelines
1] Shorts should ideally be three-quarter length-‘culottes’ for the 2022 season. 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 usually not be worn. However in the pre-season they are optional
3a] 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.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the Beard, Socks and Sandals season has been a major influence on summer fashions in recent times and we expect the 2022 season to be no different. While we understand that some wear a beard and shorts year round we think it is prudent to implement a temporary suspension to the Pre-Season due to inclement weather.
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