Beard Liberation Front
26th July
Beard, Shorts & Sandals Season: Farage Shorts Warning issued
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that it hopes to re-open Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season, currently suspended due to inclement weather, in early August
Prior to the re-opening it has issued a renewed ban on wearing shorts above the knee.
The ban was introduced after notoriously clean shaven publicity seeker Nigel Farage was photographed lounging in shorts above the knee
The campaigners say that anyone wearing such shorts with a beard and sandals would risk bringing the hirsute into serious disrepute.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, August is a time to enjoy the Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season and we regret placing a new restriction on it, but we cannot risk the hirsute being brought into disrepute. August is a high risk period for the appearance of Farage shorts and we want to make it clear that these are NOT acceptable
1] Shorts should ideally be three-quarter length-‘culottes’ for the 2023 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 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.
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