Beard Liberation Front
4th September
2024 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Season extended until September 30th
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the 2024 Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season has been extended until September 30th.
It usually concludes on August Bank Holiday Monday. However the weather has been indifferent for much of July and August and there have been limited opportunities for beard, shorts and sandals wearing. The forecast for September, at the moment, appears reasomable.
The campaigners that very high temperatures in Southern Europe meant that wearing shorts has been inadvisable at best. Conversely further north cool and often wet and windy weather meant that wearing shorts was equally inadvisable without care.
The BLF says that it has implemented temporary guidelines for the extension of the 2024 season. These govern types of footwear, length of shorts and the controversial issue of socks:
1] Shorts should be three-quarter length-‘culottes’. The length of shorts is particularly important as climate change may mean that unprotected legs get sunburnt or very wet.
2] Footwear should be casual. There is a considerable range of sandal type footwear now available. Some leave 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 not be worn. They are likely to become waterlogged
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, climate change is a very serious issue and given the weather impact currently we are extending the Beard, Shorts and Sandals Season with temporary restrictions on length of shorts and sock wearing
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