FASHION Magazine
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Men on trend: The evolution of the bearded hunk, from Burt Reynolds to Ryan Gosling
He has clearly just rolled out of his log cabin to forage for berries and slap a tin coffee pot over a fire of loose twigs. His long hair and beard are wild, and he is dressed in things thermal and plaid, with barely laced, modified Kodiaks on his feet.
A maniac living off the grid? Hardly. This was the subject of a recent lush fashion spread in the Financial Times: a manly man “whose hardwearing frontier style is wildly on trend.” Total cost of the new Daniel Boone’s morning attire: $7,925, which includes his Gold Cybele necklace and Wright & Teague rings. Once, this beast-man would have been mistaken for a 1970s pot dealer, a sasquatch or our sexual antithesis. (I have heard so many women long for the smooth, hairless type that for years I assumed all women were looking for male/female hybrids.)
But now—as with another ’70s icon, Burt Reynolds lying bare-ass on a bearskin rug—the woodsman is a bona fide hunk, a highly masculine, testosterone-flaring, sexy wild thing who makes us look and feel so tiny and, well, pruned beside him.
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Celebrity Moustaches: 22 photos of Movember-apropos ‘staches throughout the years (Gosling, Efron, Pitt and more!)
Photo by Paul Natkin/Wire Image See some of the best celebrity moustaches »
If you hate moustaches, then November is most likely your least favourite month. If you’re a fan of the ‘stache though, you better get excited because the familiar formation is making its way onto upper lips all month long. Why the moustache? Movember, of course. Movember is a month-long initiative during which men begin clean-shaven and grow a moustache for 30 days. Movember doesn’t only raise awareness about men’s health issues but each donation goes to Prostate Cancer Canada and the Movember foundation—which funds public education and support for those affected. Participating men also earn the title of a Mo’ Bro for their support and campaign.
To celebrate Movember, we’ve gone back to some of the leading babes and celebrities in fashion and Hollywood and picked the moments when they sported a moustache (Movember-induced, or otherwise). James Franco’s ‘stache came along with him as he promoted the movie 127 Hours whereas Terry Richardson’s is as much a part of his persona as his other classic accessory—two thumbs up. Between James Franco and Terry Richardson, there’s Zac Efron, Robert Redford, Tom Selleck, and more. And for those who hate the month, we’ll feel bad for you for the next 29 days.