Beard Liberation Front
9th August 2024
Contact Keith Flett @kmflett
Ahead of National Sideburns Day poll to determine the best sideburns ever
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that with National Sideburns Day on Sunday it is running a snap poll to judge the best sideburns ever.
National Sideburns Day is on 11th August, reflecting the growing popularity of a range of facial hair styles.
National Sideburns Day was originally held to mark Bradley Wiggins Olympic victory in 2012
The campaigners say that sideburns, sometimes known as mutton chops, and named after US Civil War General Ambrose Burnside were often worn by Victorian politicians
Bradley Wiggins reinvented the post-1945 tradition of sideburns from Elvis Presley to Noddy Holder and the late Lemmy and Alvin Stardust, turned them into something no self-respecting hipster would be without
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, this year National Sideburns Day will underline the resilience of the style over centuries of changing facial hair fashions
The poll closes at Noon on 10th August
Best Sideburns ever poll 2024. A focus on musicians
Noddy Holder (Slade)
Lemmy (Motorhead)
Elvis Presley (singer)
Joe Strummer (Clash)
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