In 1810, Baron Ferdinand de Géramb – a general in the Hungarian army and the owner of the most talked-about facial hair in London – began a craze among young dandies in London. Thanks to fashion magazines and newspapers articles, … Continue reading
In the 1770s a French master cutler named Jean-Jaques Perret published his first book on the art of shaving oneself. Perret also invented a ‘safety razor’, but did not think to patent it, therefore forfeiting great riches. Within a short … Continue reading
On October 28th 1847 the Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette published the following article about Tsar Alexander II: Great preparations are on foot at Warsaw for the expected arrival of the Emperor (of Russia). …Every beggar is arrested, all the houses … Continue reading
During his ‘grand tour’ of western Europe, Tsar Peter the Great noticed the fashion for going beardless. On his return to Russia, he decided that his countrymen were looking old-fashioned and that facial hair was holding back Russia’s fortunes and … Continue reading
‘My beard I had once suffered to grow till it was about a quarter of a yard long; but as I had both scissors and razors sufficient, I had cut it pretty short, except what grew on my upper lip, … Continue reading
A plethora of facial hair can be observed on the faces of those men who plotted to blow up King James I. Guido Fawkes (he preferred the exotic ‘Guido’ to the more pedestrian ‘Guy’) and his co-conspirators were immortalised in … Continue reading
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By the turn of the twentieth century, beards were worn mostly by grumpy old men, and in 1904 the writer and humorist Frank Richardson coined the expression ‘face fungus’. Although he is little read today, Richardson was popular in his … Continue reading
The concept of the stylish modern-day man seems to change from day to day. It can be hard to keep up with the times and make sure that your appearance looks good in the modern world. Obviously, you don’t have … Continue reading
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Let’s talk about this Vintage beard plate on Etsy UK Unique 27cm Vintage beard plate on Etsy UK with Victorian Medical illustrations from an extensive collection of obscure bandaging techniques. A unique, one-off, up-cycled vintage plate. Only one available £35. Decorated … Continue reading
In 1904 a London County Council report stated that anyone suffering from ring-worm of the beard (a scourge of the day) must not be served in the barbers, hairdressers’ or haircutting shops’. This clause was seen even more important than … Continue reading
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