Beard Liberation Front
9th September
2022 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Season extended to show respect to Queen Elizabeth II
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the 2022 Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season which opened in April has been extended to the end of September as a mark of respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen was an enthusiastic supporter of outdoor activities and the campaigners say that while the immediate cancellation of the season was considered it was thought more in keeping to extend it to allow people to celebrate the Queen’s life or not as they choose/
The 2022 Season has seen a widespread adoption of beards, shorts and sandals particularly during the regular periods of warmer weather
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.
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, it is entirely up to individuals whether they participate in the last weeks of the Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season and indeed whether they choose wear black socks or none at all. We thought it important to underline that unlike some we are not cancelling things.
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