Hot weather is not usually a friend to menswear. It limits your options and invites you to bare more skin than anyone really wants to see. Fortunately, this summer’s record-breaking temperatures haven’t caused the 15 guys below to go running for ungodly short shorts – it’s been a white-hot season for tailoring, workwear and colourful streetwear, all of which have been paraded around fashion shows and publicity circuits by old reliables and new faces alike. These are our picks for this year’s summer style heroes, along with the moves you should steal from each of them. Jake Gyllenhaal The menswear contest of the summer was a tag-team match: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio for Once Upon A...
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How To Grow A Van Dyke Beard And Most Popular Looks The timeless Van Dyke beard has been around since the 17th century and is attributed to Anthony van Dyke, a Flemish painter. He was known for his regal and religious style paintings in which the men wore a short goatee and pointed mustache. This became his classic look and was later dubbed the “Van Dyke.” This style of beard is still very popular today. Van Dyke beard style simply adds a classic and neatly trimmed mustache to a pointed goatee. They are most often separated at the corners and have a neat and extremely distinguished sharp look. This is a great look for the man who wants a more refined and edgy style for his beard...
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Creating a Goatee Brad Pitt has one. Kurt Cobain and Colonel Sanders had one. Even Shakespeare had one. So what’s the attraction of a goatee, anyway? For many people, a goatee is a symbol of intelligence and gravitas. Why? That’s a good question. There really is no reason why a wispy beard should be a sign of anything more than having just an occasional relationship with a razor. But a goatee is more just a goatee, for many men. It’s a statement. Growing a goatee, however, is not for everyone. First of all, you have to have the facial hair. Not all men can grow a beard, let alone a goatee. Secondly, you need to have the confidence to get it right. And finally, you need patience – as well as...
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Goatee beards have had quite a long history with many periods of popularity following periods when they were out of fashion. From the ancient Greek god Pan, to Brad Pitt, the world has seen different goatee styles to suit every personality type. From long goatees to short ones, to a beard without mustache, goatee beards have seen a lot of variations over the millennia. Though the original goatee styles were just a tuft of hair on the chin like a billy goat would have, thus goat -ee, variations are abundant and can be changed up often. The key is that it is a fairly long goatee. What is a goatee and is the goatee beard still in style? Since beards have made such a big comeback, facial hair...
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Men have worn long hair with a beard for thousands of years, although there weren’t so many variations then like we see nowadays. Many men consider a long hairstyle because they want something that is anti-establishment. You cannot deny that lots of long hairstyles for men look really cool. Long hair also gives you a huge number of choices if you have enough patience to wait for it to grow. If you combine the long hair with a classy beard, it can bring the manliest look to any face. In fact, if you have already seen some viral videos that depict the transformation of a man without a beard and with a beard, you have certainly become a fan of the beard. How to Take Care of Long Hair and...
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It’s probably safe to say that we are currently living through a golden age of goatee styles. This facial hair version has definitely seen its ups and downs since it was invented hundreds of years ago (yeas, you read that well enough). It was even renegaded as a facial hair style only suitable for dads and middle aged men back in the 90s and 2000s. But now the goatee is receiving a whole lotta love from more celebrities than you could possibly think of. Why? What caused this sudden falling in love with chin hair? Let’s look into the history of the goatee, how many styles there are, how you can style your goatee, and what celebrities have been photographed wearing it on the red carpet....
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Depending on the design, Van Dykes Beard tends to need substantial length beneath the mouth. The growth amount will be notably awkward and frustrating for a few. Moreover, once unstyled associate degreed in an early growth stage, it will look somewhat uncommon. The most stress-free methodology is to easily grow out a full beard for between fortnight and a month. Once the beard has achieved a satisfactory length, the unwanted growth will be whiskerless away. One month in, the expansion is unlikely to look finished. However, it’s a sturdy start in the right direction. If the user doesn’t would like to travel via a full beard, an alternative would be to grow out a Goatee-style beard such as a...
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When it comes to shorter beards, there are a couple rules you should follow in order to optimize your look and appear your best at all times. Short beards can be a versatile, low maintenance option for those of us who don’t love grooming or work in a more professional industry, but there are a few things you can pay attention to on an ongoing basis in order to keep things sharp. Eric's no stranger to a short beard, so he's got some expert tips on making sure your short beard is always at its best. Check Your Neck Line The most common mistake that men make with shorter beards is trimming the neck line too high. They take the beard up to their chin, but what they should be doing is trimming...
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