This isn’t a fashion blog and I am definitely not a fashion blogger, so bare with me I discuss a fashion trend. The beard. Beards are cool. They are so cool in fact they have even started springing up on the faces of the decidedly uncool like myself. So revel in the beard revolution while you can, but remember it too will pass, like the handlebar moustache and mutton chops before it, the beard is here for a limited time only (as a fashion trend, you can always have a beard if you want to, f### fashion). For the fashion conscious, the question is what then? You’ve spent months caring for your facial hair, lovingly grooming it, playing with it, eating bits of food out of it and now, given the heartless whims of fashion you are facing pressure from all directions to cut it off! The tragedy.
Fear not, I have a solution. Well a solution for the bearded fly fishers amongst us anyway. As fly fishermen we spend loads of money buying various types of hair that we can tie to hooks to imitate various insects and fish and what not. So when the time comes to part with your beard, why not turn your beard into flies. What could be a more fitting tribute to a much loved beard than allowing it live on in perpetuity doing awesome things like catching fish! What a send out! I can’t think of a better way to respect your much loved beard.
I’ve tied a few examples of what you might do with your beard (using my own beard which recently parted with my face) but let your imagination run wild, the possibilities are endless.
Until next time, stay bearded my friends
Hamish
