Why Did Men Stop Wearing Mustaches?

[@MBCGRS]

My Father was in the Royal Air Force during the 1950s. Officer's & Pilots were paid an allowance to wear a Mustache. It portrayed the image that the RAF was after. I've been a professional pilot for 35 years and grow a slug every November in his memory. Currently rocking the Imperial...

[@gentlemansgazette]

Interesting fact, thank you for sharing!

[@rex-up9ln]

True for armies of some other countries also

[@MightyMurloc]

Please don't think I think this video is poor quality, the editing and information therin is very valuable, but this particular presenter could work on his presentation. Oration is difficult.

[@monsterx3055]

the fashion advice i've received from this channel over the last few months has been a huge confidence booster for me, I've gone over the years from being days away from the streets to having every woman's eye on me, I may not become rich or famous but with you help you've helped me on my path to becoming the man i've always wanted to be dapper!

[@Sarcasticbarber]

Fascinating. I’ve worn a handlebar mustache for almost a decade now. It’s become a trademark.

[@chiquita683]

Its big in the hipster community

[@chrisblanc663]

I’ve had a hipster for about a year. Loving it!

[@JRenardLeatherCo]

this new host is good. however, he needs to work on a more natural sounding cadence. Outside of that, excellent job! I’m digging it.

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thanks for your support!

[@vincebeam1630]

I feel men went "clean shaven" because Youth became more prized than Wisdom

[@chiquita683]

A smelly beard isnt attractive

[@themoderndandy713]

I feel like I see more twenty- or thirty-somethings wearing mustaches than older men, but maybe that's just me.

[@stevenwalters3639]

@@themoderndandy713possibly the difference in perceptions between generations.

[@eliasbram3710]

or due to the spanish flu and due to modern military heritage. Besides, as a guy that used long beard and now just uses mustaches: Way easier to maintain a clean shave.

[@bloodbought251]

Well said.

[@RonLauzon]

In my case, grandma made it very clear that if I ever started to grow facial hair, she would come back and haunt me. That's a threat that you listen to.

[@chrisblanc663]

Depends on how old she is 😂

[@Michael_R1957]

Grew mine in 1977 to pay homage to the late great visual artist and comedian Ernie Kovacs. I certainly intend to keep wearing it. Thanks

[@jaycolinzhai]

During the pandemic lockdown, I successfully started to grow a handlebar mustache. My Asian peers got freaked out when they first saw it, on the other hand white/western people on the street actually come forward to flatter my moustache. I think it makes me feel more confident after all, cause I learnt to take myself less seriously and not giving a dam.

[@SkywalkerPaul]

I wear mustache since the age of 18😊

[@sirfox950]

Same! I'm 18

[@sirfox950]

@@guilhermenevesxyz good for you, man! Bet you look terrific in them

[@germanmadness]

I think you'll look 30 by now lol.

[@Based_Stuhlinger]

I couldn't grow one till now (24-25) and even then it's barely half as thick as it should be.

[@gordonbrandt9739]

I have had a mustache for decades. For the last fifteen plus years I have worn a goatee as I can't grow a decent full bread. Can't see myself without one. It does take time to maintain however my spouse likes it so that seals the deal.

[@festivalkyrie]

I learned from someone who spent enormous time collecting 19th century stories and about villager men having signature moustache waxes with their personal scents, so it made easier to sneak in their love interest's room at night and make easier to recognize in the dark. Actually true or not, that's a genious idea 😆😆 Sadly, a common theme aganist facial hair is criticizing men actually spending time to take care of it (like it's the vanity itself) and also at some places just simply labelled as 'unprofessional'. But, like who dosen't want to work with Gomez Addams?

[@ProductionsFromBeyon]

The most famous bodybuilder in the world right now, Chris Bumstead, rocks a classic mustache as an homage to classic strongmen a la Eugene Sandow.

[@craft-o-matic399]

Once again, here is a woman's opinion on the mustache! I like some facial hair on a man. For instance, I prefer seeing Preston with a closely trimmed full beard and mustache to his clean shaven look. Thankfully, your facial hair will grow back, so you can experiment with different mustache styles for the classic menswear look you want to achieve. Personally, I enjoy well groomed facial hair on some men. The only drawback is kissing a man who has facial hair. Well, there you go gents! Have a great week! Great job on your first video! I apologize, as I can't remember your name. Thank you for a job well done, and I look forward to seeing you in future videos on the Gentleman's Gazette KZbin channel! Lisa

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thanks for your insights, Lisa! Ivan made his video debut recently, here: www.gentlemansgazette.com/casual-boots-mistakes/?

[@Stebarre]

Great video as always! Just a little rectification for this part 1:14 : the Italian word “mostaccio” means face and derives from the late Latin word “mustaceum”, the late Greek word “μουστάκιον” and the classic Greek word “μύσταξ-ακος”. The meanings of all these ancient words are upper lip or “baffi” that in Italian means moustache. Also, I know that you have a schedule for when a video will be released but this one would have been perfect before November so more gentlemen would have participated to the Movember, but we have always the next year 😉

[@gentlemansgazette]

Appreciate your input and support, thank you!

[@1980buendia]

Looking sharp, sir!

[@Mitchellfw]

I often don a mustache these days, and usually get a lot of compliments on it. I wear it in a pencil style and with my thick dark hair I get a lot of "You look like Clark Gable" comments, but I don't wear it as thin as he did. My style is fairly classic/vintage in appearance so I find it suits the look.

[@topolojack]

i wear a mustache not unlike what Ivan's wearing in this video, but without the beard. i usually keep some stubble on the rest of my face. i don't know what came over me, but at the beginning of this year, i just decided it was my year to wear a mustache. i like the way it frames my face, so maybe i will continue wearing it next year. it's definitely easy in the modern age with electric trimmers.

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

The new host is doing quite well. Bravo! Hope you all are having a great day. Best wishes, Theo

[@SonnySanVista]

Finally, someone compliments him. I've seen comments from his first video. They just laid into him. I was saying it was his first video! He's probably just not used to being a host of something like this with such a large following!

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thank you, Theo!

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

@@gentlemansgazette keep up the good work, gents! I’ve been loving the content you’ve been putting out lately, great stuff!

[@mpay503]

I take pride in maintaining a Chevron mustache, kept meticulously between a 7 and 9 mm length. I ensure it’s neatly trimmed along the lip line for a sharp look. The rest of my facial hair receives a precise straight razor shave, which not only enhances the prominence of the mustache but also ensures a clean, sophisticated appearance. This style particularly complements a 3-day stubble, adding a touch of ruggedness while maintaining a refined look. The daily compliments I receive are a testament to a mustache’s appeal

[@garybuck6535]

Moustaches are very popular now in Israel since a good amount of men is in reserves duty (because of the war). Ever since WW1 moustaches are a tradition in many militaries

[@lukemiller_6]

Our host here is great. Ik he's new but fits right in with the guys, great style 🙏🏼

[@Leprechaun33]

I wear a mustache with a beard & love it

[@siegfriedo]

I wear a trimmed mustache only during Movemeber and not every year. But I enjoy that period, although usually at towards the end I look forward to shaving it away.

[@jasonbungard7484]

My father has had a mustache for as long as I have been alive. I grew my mustache because my wife suggested I would look good with one. I can not stand the hair to grow past the top of my lip. I let it build up thick, but keep it trimmed tight at the bottom.

[@LatimusChadimus]

I keep a beard, but when it comes to the mustache, I keep it trimmed to a specific length just so my lips are visible and after a day or two it's no longer sharp to the lady's touch

[@lulairenoroub3869]

Why do I feel like I'm hearing a middle school history presentation?

[@wasach4739]

Mustaches are back, at least in Poland, when I am use public transportation I see like 1 in 10 men have mustache or mustache with beard

[@christinastein1196]

Mustache is a tell tale sign that you are a member of my family cause all men in my family have been wearing them for at least 5 generations so obviously when I turned 30 I traded shoulder length hair for a mustache exactly what my father did before me.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Very true, ages 16-25 I wore various facial hair styles, most recently just a moustache. The last year or so (I'm nearly 27) I have been clean shaven, much prefer it, far more presentable and will always look better

[@fireline4765]

Even though I have shaved from time to time, i never gave up my mustache. Now I've been rocking a full beard for years. Side note, the only reason I never rocked a toothbrush mustache, was because I have a gap in the middle where it's supposed to go.

[@greasymcpatty]

I'm a bit young for a great big moustache, but I'm looking forward to rocking a handlebar.

[@chrisblanc663]

It’s the best!! I have great fun with mine, and compliments galore.

[@miopera40]

I can tell you the perception of a full grown beard is that you are the boss. Everyone everywhere will start calling you boss. It will also put a big filter when it comes to the kind of people around you, for good.

[@davidhensley76]

Men don't wear mustaches; we grow them.

[@timothytikker1147]

I shaved off my mustache when I was being criticized at my job for having a negative, uncooperative attitude, when all I was doing was thinking intently about what people were saying to me -- they just misconstrued the look on my face. Someone the. pointed out that the mustache added to a frowning look by drawing down the corners of my mouth -- so I then immediately shaved off the mustache. When I explained this to my boss -- the church's pastor -- he said that he made the same decision when at a previous church he heard people refer to him as "the sinister minister."

[@dr._.baldwyn]

I have been wearing a short anchored mustache for a few years now

[@ericgeneric135]

I'll always stay cleaven-shaven. Different kinds of facial hair go in and out of style, but being fully shaven will never look out of place.

[@nicolashromyk5397]

I've been wearing a moustache for almost 2 years now, and only recently found a look that I'm comfortable maintaining long term. And even then I'm sure I'll get to a season of life where I just don't have the desire to maintain it anymore and go back to clean shaven/stubble. It's cool to get compliments on it but mostly I just prefer the way I look with it!

[@viclucyzia]

Thick facial hair around the lips is unhygienic as food bits and food liquids get caught up in between and bacteria starts to spread. Maybe that's why the word bad smell in Italian. A moustache above the upper lip such as a pencil moustache is more hygienic and very stylish. The pencil moustache would be the only one I would sport. The most sophisticated and classy.🎉🎉🎉

[@oldblackstock2499]

In my opinion, I think beards and mustaches are simply manly. For a long time I've had a mustache. Then about 8 years ago I grew a goatee. I may go with a full beard before long. I'm pretty gray headed now with facial hair to match ! Either have a beard or don't. But the no shave three day look is , well, just not very good. I haven't shaved my mustache since my daughter was a few months old. She's 33 now!

[@chrisblanc663]

I have a little one, 2 years old, and I kinda want her to not know how I look without my mustache.

[@DuxEtRex]

Just started rocking a moustache. But I had to wait till I was in my 40s to feel confident with having one.

[@atomichabanero9101]

The fragrance was applied incorrectly twice. Also if you can grow it try it and see how you like it.

[@BlueJayWaters]

When my band started getting big, I was still under 21, and was losing gig opportunities for being underage. I started growing a mustache because my overall facial hair was still patchy, and soon rarely ever got carded. I kept it for about 2 years, then ended up joining the Navy and keeping the mustache whenever I lost my shave chit (shaving waiver). Now that I'm bald and already look well over 40 at just 31, I probably won't wear just a mustache ever again. My beard comes in nice, and I look awful without facial hair, so unless they come out with a way to regrow head hair, bye bye mustache!

[@HubsiCube]

I'm wearing my Handlebar Moustache with pride since 2019 ;)

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

Personally I think a big problem for men is finding a moustache that suits them. I'm far more likely to see a guy with a moustache that doesn't look right than a full beard, which is very hard to go wrong with. I don't know if it's just that they don't have the right style of moustache, or if I'd think that regardless of style. But I admit I'm biassed towards full beards. I was surrounded by them growing up; my dad, my step dad, a lot of their friends.

[@javierdiazsantana]

First time i grew out my facial hair was back in late '17 when i had just turned 16 years old. Made a heavy as heck statement for a 16 year old to have hippie - like facial hair. I kept hirsute throught '18 and got shaved and a haircut (Long hair back then) in late '18. Then through the first half of '19 i wore the clean look. And in fall of that year, around October, i started growing it back and i wore a 'stache in winter that year until early '20. And quite frankly, i hadn't fully developed a proper facial hair amount so i started shaving around 3 times a week all throught the quarantine and all the way until '21. I am now planning to get it back but i still have a hard time deciding the style i want. Definitely a heavy 'stache, but i don't know if to shave my beard or on the other side, to keep it, or to have sideburns along the stache. Something around the 1970's fashion would be nice. Greetings

[@sonicstarman9663]

I sport a mustache nowadays, sometimes I'll give it a clean shave but I keep going back too it. Not very many people my age these days have one so I stand out which I don't mind. I've always preferred sticking out. I play with my face too much to grow a beard. I have transparent white-ish hair on my philtrum so I have a natural split mustache, I still shave my philtrum to clean it up in that area a little bit.I don't personally associate the mustache negatively, the first thing I think of when I think about men with mustaches are Jeff Foxworthy or Mario. Most importantly I sport the mustache because I genuinely like it. It gives my face personality while still being approachable and comfortable. Not as many work places have a problem with mustaches as much as beards, especially a well groomed mustache. Even the workplaces that say you have to shave, generally let you get away with a mustache or stubble.

[@Jeff-312]

I still have a handlebar with a short beard.

[@markknister6272]

Love my handlebar!

[@chrisblanc663]

Same here.

[@Carl-ed9bz]

I have a handlebar mustache. I’ve been growing it since 2020 during the pandemic over the years. People have expressed positive comments on liking my style and what makes it unique is I am black and how often do you see black men with a handlebar mustache lol?

[@rex-up9ln]

The narration is too flat, sorry

[@hal_of_a_time]

For the last 10 years plus, I have had a moustache, however only for the last 7-9 years has it been very prominent. My wife likes the way it looks, people react more positively than negatively to it, and I have to admit, it is fun when a barber drops everything to yell "Epic moustache!" as I enter their barber shop. Styling a moustache is not hard, and I will style from an imperial, to a hungarian, to an english style depending on my mood. Some times even going a little freestyle with it.

[@undefeatable17]

I wear a moustache and i am 27 years old . However I look older to people but I really don't care. A moustache makes you more manly

[@JosephCarven]

I'm wearing the sideburns and moustaches with the chin clean-shaven.

[@peterbako5739]

My great-grandfather had it and his father had it, and I want it. 😃

[@MisterKnightly]

In a month or two I'll have my full on handlebar and beard. Can't wait.

[@primuscivis8712]

Can you guys could make a style reviewing video about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk? I would love to see that.

[@johnwojcik7916]

I do enjoy wearing a mustache. My wife, on the other hand, does not appreciate it as much. I think it's fair to say that your facial shape also plays a factor in what style of mustache to wear. Ive found that for me, a handlebar, or an imperial (Kaiser Wilhelm) style works for me. It also encourages me to enforce a daily grooming routine.

[@RaoulKunz1]

I also feel facial hair is making a comeback, maybe it's just here in the Old World, I've been sporting a well trimmed and maintained waxed moustache (insert villain twirl here) and full trimmed beard. In my opinion it's mostly a question of wheather you are willing to invest the time for beard maintenance and If you have it. Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@VivasPuertorriquenos]

I have worn a mustache, goatee, and beard for years since I the first day I had hair on my face like I think that it is less maintenance rather than shaving you just need to trim

[@prashantmahesvara3564]

Sometimes I have one together with a goatee. However, it's terrible during diving so if I'm going down, I have to shave it off. I just wish I could get it thicker.

[@EdgarBell-es6gp]

I want to know vat is dy correct vay to spelink mouse , mus, moos tach ?

[@ycalpaslan]

I've been wearing a moustache for five years by now and I am quite comfortable with it...

[@Dostoyevskyenjoyer]

My Grandfather, father, uncle all of them had mustache but i cant grow one like they had

[@ironbullprimot2281]

I switch up my style with a variety of beardstaches

[@mph7282]

Facial hair hasn't declined in popularity, only well-groomed facial hair has. The scruffy, unkempt "just came off a 5-day bender" look is all the rage.

[@Singh_parminder]

Kindly, make a video on "How to buy a good wardrobe?"

[@Underdoglemon]

Where did the Intro Song go???

[@jobmclaren4150]

Indeed I have worn a mustache since I was 19, and it lends me a dignified resemblance to The Great Dr. MLK Jr.

[@cjgardin]

As a fireman it's like a traditional requirement since we can't have beards😅. I also grew up with westerns and classic rock/country so that rugged look was always what I wanted. Sam Elliot's mustache is a main character 😂.

[@MAXdori]

The lip warmers never went away, just lay dormant until needed once more.

[@Sartorial_Dad]

I’m Asian, it takes two months for my mustache to look like anything other than Oreo crumbs, and even then it’s quite the stringy affair.

[@ivan55599]

When l walk in city, l prepare my spiral-looking dali moustache.

[@Based_Stuhlinger]

The mustache honours our indo-european ancestors (namely celts and germans) who chose to wear them as a symbol of virility, unlike Romans and others who were clean shaven.

[@SomeNot]

New host? Some people can pull it off but I do not believe everyone can

[@gentlemansgazette]

Ivan has recently joined the team! You can see his first video here: www.gentlemansgazette.com/casual-boots-mistakes/?

[@dogrescuer1321]

How do i get a thinner mustache from top to bottom.?

[@chrisblanc663]

Trim it.

[@yashpatel-61016]

Like if you noticed Shahid Bhagat Singhji at 3:00

[@dscharlesworth1]

The reason I don't wear a mustache because for some weird reason it comes in blonde, despite my beard coming in brown.

[@Persuna1]

This new host is a lot more casual. 😅

[@gentlemansgazette]

Classic style isn't just about formal clothes, which is why Ivan is a great fit at GG!

[@sambostevens8374]

Currently sporting a handlebar

[@ericherman5413]

My dad had a mustache my whole life until a few years ago when he grew his beard out. Now it isn't as prominent.

[@MrDanielWP]

"Mus-ash" Voice for print.

[@Fush1234]

Nice. And no annoying drumming throughout the vid. Excellent. We can focus on the video instead pf trying to block out the drum

[@marloh417]

I sport an Imperial/Handlebar mustache. Maintenance is NOT at all as difficult as I felt the video implied. Shaving around it is a cinch. I use a medium to strong hold wax (TBB’s Vanilla Bean or Peckerhead) for the body and a firm hold (Death Grip wax) on the ends to lock in the curl. I thank Greg Norton of Hüsker Dü for the inspiration.

[@coasternut3091]

I go full unkempt to make me look like a sage atop a mountain

[@Eroamagorath]

handlebars, been styling it this way for one and a half year.

[@chrisblanc663]

Had my handlebar for almost a year. Started growing it last November during no shave, and kept it going until the sides came in. I kept the middle short, but have been growing it out the last few months to eventually reach the edges too. I’ll see if that works out for me.

[@sloth_e]

Each facial hair video has been really off the mark. The moustache hit a peak into the early 80s and only dropped off as other facial hair styles became popular. The moustache made a huge comeback around 10 years ago and is still going quite strong.

[@wissensvermittler]

Habt ihr einen neuen Kollegen im Team? Habe das nicht mitbekommen

[@mrsticky005]

Some of us are just cursed to have terrible facial hair.

[@spoplehughes]

The handlebar club in London requires its members to have "An hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with grabbable extremities" no beards allowed

[@KnozLo]

My facial hairgrowth is awful. Eventhough my mustache grows the best it's still afwul

[@RainbowRoadCrashTest]

I would if I was able to properly grow one

[@stem2603]

6:43 instant like

[@GoogleUser-qz5zv]

Maybe men finally started caring about what their women want. Mustaches irritate women’s skin. They can leave red blotches and/or rashes on a woman’s skin. They scratch - sometimes tickle. It’s a weird sensation to kiss someone with a mustache.

[@burhanbudak6041]

I suspect the hate for pencil moustache.

[@spaghettiking7312]

1917 was a great movie. It was also the year of peak moustache.

[@silverjohn6037]

Why did people stop wearing moustaches? Probably because some trend setter couldn't grow decent facial hair and started deriding people that did so people would stop asking him why he looked like a 14 year old with peach fuzz.). That's pretty much how all fashion tends start.

[@weswolever7477]

Ignore trend setters … problem solved :{

[@madmat86]

I proudly wear handlebar moustaches, and I don’t care about people comments. Period.

[@RitzOriginal1]

If anything my moustache gives me more confidence, very proud to wear it!

[@MortalStarz]

Mike Mentzer mustache is clean

[@Sally237-s4w]

From a woman’s perspective ..I can’t stand designer stubble,or long beards. But I don’t mind a Clarke cable one..but hairy caterpillars …no.

[@cgab12]

If you have refined features, facial hair will only detract from your looks. Elvis would not have looked good at all with a moustache. Selleck looks good because the area under his nose is a little too wide, kind of a longer mid face region, and the mustache hides it.