Breaking: Men Wear Facial Hair Because It Makes Them Feel Special

by Sharon Clott

Originally published in New York Magazine’s The Cut

We’ve been noticing a lot of furry men lately. Like real men, not just Brad Pitt and David Beckham and their magical mustaches. Why the extra fuzz? Just to prove that they can. “Men grow facial hair now with a bit of irony,” says Allan Peterkin, author of One Thousand Beards. “It’s rebellious but playful at the same time. They’re saying: ‘I’m no corporate slave. I can get away with this in a way my grandfather couldn’t.” Do men look better with or without facial hair? [Independent UK]