I've had a wonderfully hirsute weekend in Brighton, UK, where I was called upon to act as a judge for the World Beard Championships. The competition was taking place with the help of the Handlebar Club of Great Britain and you can see winners and more competition details at http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/.
I was judging in the full beard categories. You may thinki that growing a beard is not exactly artistic, but the competition was fierce and had specialist categories - the Verdi (styled moustaches with 10 cm growth), the Garibladi (same, but 20cm growth), full natural beard and full beard freestyle. The winner, Elmer Weisser from Germany ,styled his beard in the fashion of London's famous Tower Bridge! I also got a chance to chat to Karl-Heinz Hille, our record holder for the most years winning the same category - Imperial Partial Beards.
It was a surprisingly racous affair, with men resplended in three piece suits, hats and canes, with as much effort being up into dressing up for the occasion as had gone into the beards. It had the feeling of a rock concert, especially seeing the thousands queuing to get in. It has inspired me to try to develop my facial hair. As well as being in fashion at the moment, it's a great exhibition of manliness, which you don't see very much these days...it's also one of the most acceptable way that men can show off!
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