Ok so after yesterdays post I am very excited to start writing about my 'beard' and 'tash' theories of which there are a few you can be assured. In fact my little head was spinning last night after posting my first blog on where on earth to begin as I feel I have quite a bit to say on the subject of facial hair. My bubble was almost burst however as I arrived at work this morning and a friend of mine had found an article published by the 'Telegraph' who had tried to jump on my bearded band wagon!!! what an outrage. Nevertheless I shall not be discouraged as I did not agree with any of their 'bearded' theories and am now more than ever determind to prove these wrong!! So as they say in the theatre, 'on with the show'.
So the 'telegraph' article entitled, 'The secret life of the beard' tried to suggest that due to 'Beckham' sporting a beard in last Wednesday night football game he has now made facial hair 'trendy' and as a result we will be seeing it in abundance. Well I cant say that I object to more men catching on to the trend but just because 'Beckham' does it does not mean that we forward thinkers had not already embraced the beard many moons ago!
One only has to walk around east London to see that facial hair has become somewhat of the fashion accessory for the last few years! Enter exhibit one the lovely bearded man in the picture. He has been sporting his beard for two years now perhaps more. It has become somewhat of a necesity to him. Without this beautiful beard he would feel somewhat not all together complete. Much like a girl leaving the house without a bag or her makeup on. His beard is not there for mere decoration for the fourth coming winter months to keep his face warm, it is as much apart of him as any other item of clothing or accessory one might feel they can not leave the house without. In fact when I asked him about his beard he said that without it he would not be able to get dress in the morning as he would not feel proprely clothed without it. There is more to the beard than meets the eye. Although for us ladies it is a facial delight for men who choose to wear the beard or the tash of there own accord, it is in fact the mans version of us ladies 'little balck dress'. That just through the growth of facial hair a man can feel like we ladies do in that 'little black dress' for all occassions. Lets face it men do not have much in the way of clothing to allow them to feel like this. They have to put up with a pretty basic wardrobe and there is not much for them to experiment with like us ladies have. That is where the beard comes in. It allows them to style themselves and feel as thought they have more control over their own 'finished' look allowing them to stand out in the crowd.
So to sum up the beard is more than there for our viewing pleasure it is also a must have for those men who see it as more than a covering for the winter but see it for what it really is a key component to a mans wardrobe, aka 'the little black dress'.
With all that said, however, it is truly just a delight for us secret beard lovers to behold for whatever reason a man chooses to grow it.
