Beard Liberation Front
18th May
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2022 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Season moves to early peak
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the 2022 Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season which opened a month ago is moving to an early peak
The 2022 pre-season began a month earlier than 2021 recognising a spell of dry and warmer weather across much of the UK
The campaigners have said that ‘advice’ given by Stephen Doig in the Daily Telegraph (March 23rd) that shorts wearing should be left until ‘summer’ is wrong. Firstly because shorts wearing is essential to adapt for the new season after winter hibernation. Secondly because there is no guarantee that summer weather will be any better than it is now.
2022 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 there is no definitive policy on this currently.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the Beard, Socks and Sandals season has been a major influence on summer fashions in recent times and in 2022 we’re looking to early June to celebrate beards shorts and sandals. May God save them
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.
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