#1920S PENCIL MUSTACHE FULL#

Rudolph Valentino set women’s hearts aflutter and was almost never seen with facial hair. Many male film stars of the day had no facial hair and thus the rise of the leading man was largely smooth. Many men got used to shaving everyday and many women got used to the feel of a clean shaven face. In order to get a good fit on the masks, all facial hair was banished from the armed forces. The use of mustard gas during World War I necessitated that soldiers wears gas masks. Via: Boston Public Library/Unsplash 1910s In the first decade of the 20th century the mustache was still going strong and longer lengths were favored in homage to President William Howard Taft. Short, pointed beards were also in fashion during this decade. Because it was the only facial hair on some it was grown out to longer lengths than most would go for today. In the 1890s many men wore just a mustache and this trend continued into the 1910s. Via: Massachusetts Collections Online 1890s It was not an uncommon sight to see flowing sideburn hair sprouting from each side of the face. In the 1880s and beyond men were letting their mutton chops grow to luxurious lengths. The penchant for mutton chops -with or without other facial hair- went on until the 1890s. This fellow has this style, sans chin hair, for wavy effect. One very interesting facial hair trend was for the joining of mutton chops with one’s mustache.

Via: Alexander Gardner/Library of Congress 1870s This style was known as the chinstrap, though today’s versions are often quite a bit thinner in width. Many paid homage to him after his death in portraits, cards, and even by mimicking his facial hair. One of the trends for men in the 1850s was to have a beard but no mustache à la President Abraham Lincoln. Via: Frederick De Bourg/Library of Congress 1860s Baillie/Library of Congress 1850sįull beards remained somewhat popular throughout the 19th century, often with shorter mustaches and longer chin hairs.

#1920S PENCIL MUSTACHE FULL#

One of the facial hair styles that was popular in the 1840s was to have a beard that was full grown under the bottom lip, but worn with no mustache. Via: Alfred Thomas Agate/Wiki Commons 1840s This look created lots of angles around the face when worn in combination with the starched collars, scarves, and cravats that were popular at the time. Mutton chops with sharp edges were considered in fashion during the 1830s. 1820sĪ clean shave with some longish sideburns was a common look in the 1820s. Here are some of the facial hair fashions that have been popular over the past 200 years. It gave men a chance to talk and was a little treat that came with colognes and aftershaves as well. Men could go to the barber for a shave often as it was considered normal and even desirable. This is in part thanks to the barber culture that existed at the time. It’s interesting to think that in eras when electric clippers and disposable razors weren’t even around that men were experimenting so much with different shapes and styles. It was once customary for men to have bold, elaborate sideburns and mustaches that met with the fashion of the day. Over the years men’s facial hair has changed quite a bit.

1920s pencil mustache