Beard Liberation Front
12th April
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
2024 Beard, Shorts & Sandals Pre-Season opens this weekend
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the 2024 Beard, Shorts and Sandals Pre-Season will open at noon on 12th April.
The campaigners say that it is far from the earliest start to the pre-season in recent years. The 2022 pre-season opened on 20th March but with March 2024 one of the wettest on record only with improving weather is it appropriate for the pre-season to get underway.
2024 Pre-Season guidelines
1] Shorts should ideally be three-quarter length-‘culottes’ for the 2024 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 leave parts of the feet and toes open to public view, while some do 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 2024 season to be no different. We’re pleased to be able to announce the opening of the pre-season after carefully studying the Met Office’s beard friendly weather guidance.
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