Sideburns, Mustaches, Mutton Chops? Facial Hair Of The '60s & '70s

Groovy History ^ | 12/8/17 | Rebeka Knott

[DallasBiff]

In the 1960s and '70s, facial hair -- including mustaches, sideburns, goatees, Van Dykes, soul patches, mutton or lamb chops and other creative topiary -- was a means of free expression and identity. The 1950s had been an era of extreme clean-shavenness; in movies of the time, a 5 o'clock shadow was a visual shorthand for intoxication or derangement. As young men threw off the shackles of conformity, they began experimenting with facial hair. From the beatniks' goatees and Van Dykes to full hippie beards, and then into the '70s with massive sideburns and pimp-ish mustaches. If you could grow it on your face, you had free rein to do so.

[Salamander]

I love bearded hairy guys.

There.

I said it.

[Salamander]

Ironically, “man buns” were the last things the monks at Lindisfarne ever saw.

;)

[SamAdams76]

Timely post for me as I have decided to grow out my hair and a full beard. This is after having spent my previous 60 years in crew cuts and Marine Corps “high and tight.”

By this time next year, maybe I look like Brad Pitt. Or maybe not. More likely I will end up looking like Kenny Rogers. But what the hell, I’m just going to let it grow nonetheless. At this age, I no longer care.

[Salamander]

Goatees are my favorite things.

[Salamander]

This post is worthless without pics.

[Jamestown1630]

I prefer Jonathan Goldsmith (’The Most Interesting Man in the World’):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Interesting_Man_in_the_World#/media/File:Jonathan_Goldsmith_2009.jpg

[BlueLancer]

I've been wearing a full "Burnside" since I retired from the military in 1995.

[SamAdams76]

As hair grows about a half inch a month, I’m about a year away from sending out pictures!

[Secret Agent Man]

Like, Wolverine level hairy?

[Salamander]

*remember to ping me then

;D

[Salamander]

Awesome!

[SamAdams76]

Will do.

[Salamander]

He was hot.

I hated that they replaced him with some swarthy dude who was not interesting at all.

[martin_fierro]

[Salamander]

Oh hell yeah.

LOL

[Salamander]

:)

[Chickensoup]

Wonderful.
Hope we get a before and after

[Salamander]

I remember when Ian Anderson was gorgeous, but now he's channeling Anton LaVey for some reason.

[Salamander]

*and bring back codpieces, please

[Jamestown1630]

I think he’s not only hot, but he (the actor) seems to really be ‘most interesting’. Many actors are not, in real life...

(He’s done a lot of charity work to help aid scientists who study cancer in dogs, and to save Siberian tigers.)