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{{Short description|Facial hair style}}
[[Image:Kitchener-Britons.jpg|thumb|Example of a handlebar moustache]]
{{distinguish|Horseshoe moustache}}
[[File:Carl Frederik Holm (1848) c 1893.jpg|thumb|[[Copenhagen]] wigmaker about 1893]]
A '''handlebar moustache''' is a [[moustache]] with particularly lengthy and upwardly curved extremities. These moustache styles are named for their resemblance to the [[bicycle handlebar|handlebar]]s of a [[bicycle]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/handlebar%20moustache | title=handlebar moustache | access-date=2011-02-23 | author=Dictionary.com Unabridged | publisher=Random House, Inc.}}</ref> It is also known as a '''spaghetti moustache''', because of its stereotypical association with Italian men.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/MIRRORNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=PMIR%2F2010%2F09%2F28&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=20&EntityId=Ar01900&AppName=1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110602/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/MIRRORNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=PMIR%2F2010%2F09%2F28&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=20&EntityId=Ar01900&AppName=1| url-status=dead| archive-date=November 27, 2018|publisher=Times of India|author=Gauri Shah|title='Moonch'as Gracias: Salman's Dabangglook has brought the good 'ole moustache in the spotlight.|access-date=2012-08-15|quote=The handle-bar a.k.a 'spaghetti moustache' grew in popularity thanks to Italian men.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/fashion/article/broadsheets-guide-movember|title=Broadsheet's Guide to Movember|first=Caroline|last=Clements|date=29 October 2010|publisher=Broadsheet|access-date=2012-08-15|quote=Handlebar or Spaghetti Moustache: Curling upwards at the sides like an Italian lion tamer}}</ref> The [[Handlebar Club]] humorously describes the style as "a hirsute appendage of the upper lip and with graspable extremities".<ref name=joynath>{{cite news|title=London's Handlebar Club campaigns against sacking of Indian airline steward |date=16 Feb 2008 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=2786728 |access-date=2008-11-27|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>


==History==
A '''handlebar moustache''' is a [[moustache]] with particularly lengthy, often graspable, extremities. They are named for their resemblance to the [[handlebar]]s of a [[motorcycle]] or [[bicycle]]. This effect is usually achieved by the use of [[moustache wax]].
Similar styles of moustache are quite ancient, appearing on statues and other depictions of [[Iron Age]] [[Celts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unc.edu/celtic/catalogue/themselves/celtsthemselves.html|title=The Celts Themselves|website=www.unc.edu|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> In the United States, handlebar moustaches were worn in the later part of the 19th century by [[Wild West]] figures like [[Wyatt Earp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/top_10/dating/top-10-outrageous-moustaches_3.html|title=Top 10: Outrageous Moustaches|publisher=Ask Men|first=Ryan|last=Barnett}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19931227&id=ifEaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5509,6153050|title=Handlebar moustache is a work of art to Russell|work=Daily News|date=Dec 27, 1993}}</ref> In Europe, handlebar moustaches were often worn by soldiers during the 19th century until roughly the era of [[World War I]].


English comedy actor [[Jimmy Edwards]] grew his trademark handlebar moustache in the late 1940s in order to disguise facial injuries sustained as a pilot in [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite odnb |first=Veronica |last=Davis |title=Edwards, James Keith O'Neill [Jimmy] (1920–1988) |id=39930 |year=2004 }}</ref>
Handlebar moustaches have always been closely associated with the [[Military of the United Kingdom|British armed forces]], particularly with the [[Royal Air Force]] in the [[Second World War]].


In 1972, to win a $300 "best facial hair" prize offered by team owner [[Charlie O. Finley]], [[Oakland A's]] [[pitcher]] [[Rollie Fingers]] grew a handlebar moustache which he sported throughout his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfingers34.com/rollie-fingers-biography/|title=Biography|publisher=Rollie Fingers Official Website|access-date=2011-09-22|archive-date=2011-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020191524/http://www.rfingers34.com/rollie-fingers-biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Armold|first=Elijah|date=January 25, 2007|title=A Man and His Famous Moustache: Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers and his facial hair visited York Area Sports Night|publisher=[[York Daily Record]]}}</ref>
During the [[First World War]] many things were in short supply including wax. in [[1915]] to try and help preserve the limited supply of wax, [[Canada]] outlawed handlbar moustaches which required wax to be maintained.


More recently, the [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|contemporary hipster subculture]] has embraced the handlebar moustache by mocking conventional ideals of fashion, and by combining a highly manicured handlebar moustache with the portrayal of an unkempt appearance or a haphazardly selected clothing ensemble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-hipster-mustache.htm|title=What is a Hipster Mustache|publisher=Wise Geek|first=D.|last=Nelson|date=14 June 2011}}</ref>
== Men known for their Handlebar Moustaches ==


===Famous handlebar moustaches===
* [[Cap Anson]], [[baseball]] player

* [[Gangs of New York|William 'Bill the Butcher' Cutting]] (fictional, from ''Gangs of New York'')
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* [[Johnnie Cradock]], British cook and broadcaster
File:Wyatt Earp portrait.png|[[Wyatt Earp]]
* [[Jimmy Edwards]], British comedy actor
File:William Howard Taft as Chief Justice SCOTUS.jpg|[[William Howard Taft]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/11/20-best-politician-beards-and-mustaches/william-howard-taft|publisher=Complex Pop Culture|title=The 20 Best Politician Beards And Mustaches|access-date=2013-04-04}}</ref>
* [[Sam Elliott]], American actor
File:Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg|[[Wilhelm II]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/11/20-best-politician-beards-and-mustaches/kaiser-wilhelm-ii|publisher=Complex Pop Culture|title=The 20 Best Politician Beards And Mustaches|access-date=2013-04-04}}</ref>
* [[Rollie Fingers]], baseball player
File:JStalin Secretary general CCCP 1942 flipped.jpg|[[Joseph Stalin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-cutler/mustaches_b_856578.html#s272991&title=The_Natural_Mustache|work=The Huffington Post|title= Manly Facial Hair: 11 Different Types Of Mustaches|date=4 May 2011 |access-date=2013-04-04}}</ref>
* [[Merv Hughes]], Australian cricketer
File:Cody-Buffalo-Bill-LOC.jpg|[[Buffalo Bill]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americancowboy.com/culture/greatest-western-moustaches|publisher=American Cowboy|title=The Greatest Western Moustaches|date=11 February 2013 |access-date=2013-04-04}}</ref>
* [[Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]]
File:Bhagat Singh 1929.jpg|[[Bhagat Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forwardbloc.org/bhagat.html |title=AIFB : Election Candidate |access-date=2014-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902064247/http://www.forwardbloc.org/bhagat.html |archive-date=2014-09-02 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iosworld.org/The%20Idea%20of%20Bhagat%20Singh.htm |title=The Idea of Bhagat Singh |access-date=2014-10-04 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035816/http://www.iosworld.org/The%20Idea%20of%20Bhagat%20Singh.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mulnivasisangh.com/shaheed-bhagat-singh-youth-icon-of-india/ |title=Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Youth Icon of India - Mulnivasi Sangh |access-date=2014-10-04 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092925/http://www.mulnivasisangh.com/shaheed-bhagat-singh-youth-icon-of-india/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.newshunt.com/india/english-newspapers/early-times/latest-news/shaheedeazam-bhagat-singh-foundation-organizes-free-medical-camp_32417080/999/c-in-l-english-n-earlyti-ncat-latestnews |title=Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Foundation organizes free medical camp &#124; News- Early Times |access-date=2014-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133736/http://m.newshunt.com/india/english-newspapers/early-times/latest-news/shaheedeazam-bhagat-singh-foundation-organizes-free-medical-camp_32417080/999/c-in-l-english-n-earlyti-ncat-latestnews |archive-date=2014-10-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/independence-day-special-asit-jolly-bhagat-singh-chandrashekhar-azad/1/376969.htm|title=Bhagat Singh remains the most sustaining symbol of the national freedom movement|website=India Today|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Gerald Nabarro|Sir Gerald Nabarro]], British politician
File:Victor Napoleon.jpg|Prince [[Victor Napoleon]]
* [[Ben Stiller]] (character in ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'')
File:Giovanni-Verga.jpg|[[Giovanni Verga]]
* [[William Howard Taft]], [[U.S. President]] and [[Chief Justice of the United States]]
File:Vincenzo Garioni.jpg|[[Vincenzo Garioni]]
* [[Snidely Whiplash]] ([[fictional character]])
File:Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - b&w.jpg|[[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]]
* [[Kaiser]] [[Wilhelm II of Germany]]
File:M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg|[[Marcelo H. del Pilar]]
* [[Veerappan]], Indian bandit
File:Porfirio Diaz in uniform.jpg|[[Porfirio Diaz]]
File:Lord Randolph Churchill.jpg|[[Lord Randolph Churchill]]
File:Jimmy Edwards at CHRIS SHAW's Book Launch.jpg|[[Jimmy Edwards]]
File:Rollie Fingers - San Diego Padres.jpg|[[Rollie Fingers]]
File:Michael Attree.jpg|[[Michael Attree]]
File:Robert Johansson (NOR) 2019.jpg|[[Robert Johansson]]
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C06886, Paul v. Hindenburg.jpg|[[Paul Von Hindenburg]]
File:Chandrasekhar azad.jpg|[[Chandra Shekhar Azad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theindiapost.com/headline/106th-birth-anniversary-chandrashekhar-azad/|title=106th birth anniversary of Chandrashekhar Azad|last=Says|first=Vikas Singh|date=2013-07-23|website=The India Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/rare-pic-the-moment-when-indias-hero-chandra-shekhar-azad-chose-death-over-subjugation_1859974.html|title=Rare pic: The moment when India's hero Chandra Shekhar Azad chose death over subjugation|date=2016-02-27|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>
File:Antonio luna small.jpg|[[Antonio Luna]]
File:Baron hirsch.jpg|[[Maurice de Hirsch]]
File:Will Vinton 2015.jpg|[[Will Vinton]]
File:Col Robin Olds epic mustache.jpg|[[Robin Olds]]
File:J. Bruce Ismay.jpeg|[[J. Bruce Ismay]]
File:George Dewey.jpg|[[George Dewey]]
File:Kingkellyphoto.jpg|[[King Kelly]]
File:Gustave flaubert.jpg|[[Gustave Flaubert]]
File:Thomashardy_restored.jpg|[[Thomas Hardy]]
File:Ruggiero leoncavallo.jpg|[[Ruggero Leoncavallo]]
File:Maarschalk Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), Bestanddeelnr 158-1095 (cropped).jpg|[[Ferdinand Foch]]
File:Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg.jpg|[[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]]
File:Hollerith.jpg|[[Herman Hollerith]]
</gallery>

====Company mascots====
*[[Pringles|Julius Pringles]]
*[[Rich Uncle Pennybags|Mr. Monopoly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/if-i-were-a-rich-man/|publisher=Frieze Magazine|title=If I Were A Rich Man|access-date=2014-07-07|archive-date=2015-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205034647/http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/if-i-were-a-rich-man/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[National Bohemian|Mr. Boh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pabstbrewingco.com/beer/national-bohemian/|publisher=Pabst Brewing Company|title=National Bohemian|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref>
*[[Air India]]'s [[Maharaja]] [[mascot]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajeevmahajan.com/2011/07/long-live-maharaja-maharaja-is-dead.html|title=Long Live The Maharaja, The Maharaja Is Dead!|website=www.rajeevmahajan.com|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/modi-wants-replace-air-indias-maharaja-mascot-common-man-602890|title=Modi Wants to Replace Air India's 'Maharaja' Mascot with Common Man|first=Rama|last=Mohan|website=[[International Business Times]] |date=23 June 2014 |access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Terrible Herbst]]

==Styles==
This style is usually achieved by the use of [[moustache wax]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/wax/wax.shtml|publisher=The Handlebar Club|title=The Wax FAQtor: Questions about Moustache Wax|access-date=2011-09-21}}</ref> although [[hair gel]], a [[curling iron]], or natural curling can suffice. Generally, the greater the curl of the extremities, the more dramatic the appearance achieved. When worn without wax or grooming, the moustache style may more closely resemble a [[walrus moustache]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Moustache]], [[Beard]], [[Goatee]]
*[[Moustache#Styles|List of moustache styles]]
*[[List of facial hairstyles]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
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== External link ==


* [http://www.handlebarclub.org.uk/ Handlebar Moustache Club]
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[[Category:Moustache styles]]
[[Category:Ancient Celtic culture]]
[[Category:Wyatt Earp]]
[[Category:Hipster (contemporary subculture)]]

Latest revision as of 23:43, 10 July 2024

Not to be confused with Horseshoe moustache.
Copenhagen wigmaker about 1893

A handlebar moustache is a moustache with particularly lengthy and upwardly curved extremities. These moustache styles are named for their resemblance to the handlebars of a bicycle.[1] It is also known as a spaghetti moustache, because of its stereotypical association with Italian men.[2][3] The Handlebar Club humorously describes the style as "a hirsute appendage of the upper lip and with graspable extremities".[4]

History

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Similar styles of moustache are quite ancient, appearing on statues and other depictions of Iron Age Celts.[5] In the United States, handlebar moustaches were worn in the later part of the 19th century by Wild West figures like Wyatt Earp.[6][7] In Europe, handlebar moustaches were often worn by soldiers during the 19th century until roughly the era of World War I.

English comedy actor Jimmy Edwards grew his trademark handlebar moustache in the late 1940s in order to disguise facial injuries sustained as a pilot in World War II.[8]

In 1972, to win a $300 "best facial hair" prize offered by team owner Charlie O. Finley, Oakland A's pitcher Rollie Fingers grew a handlebar moustache which he sported throughout his career.[9][10]

More recently, the contemporary hipster subculture has embraced the handlebar moustache by mocking conventional ideals of fashion, and by combining a highly manicured handlebar moustache with the portrayal of an unkempt appearance or a haphazardly selected clothing ensemble.[11]

Famous handlebar moustaches

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Company mascots

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Styles

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This style is usually achieved by the use of moustache wax,[27] although hair gel, a curling iron, or natural curling can suffice. Generally, the greater the curl of the extremities, the more dramatic the appearance achieved. When worn without wax or grooming, the moustache style may more closely resemble a walrus moustache.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary.com Unabridged. "handlebar moustache". Random House, Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  2. ^ Gauri Shah. "'Moonch'as Gracias: Salman's Dabangglook has brought the good 'ole moustache in the spotlight". Times of India. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved 2012-08-15. The handle-bar a.k.a 'spaghetti moustache' grew in popularity thanks to Italian men.
  3. ^ Clements, Caroline (29 October 2010). "Broadsheet's Guide to Movember". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2012-08-15. Handlebar or Spaghetti Moustache: Curling upwards at the sides like an Italian lion tamer
  4. ^ "London's Handlebar Club campaigns against sacking of Indian airline steward". The Economic Times. 16 Feb 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  5. ^ "The Celts Themselves". www.unc.edu. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ Barnett, Ryan. "Top 10: Outrageous Moustaches". Ask Men.
  7. ^ "Handlebar moustache is a work of art to Russell". Daily News. Dec 27, 1993.
  8. ^ Davis, Veronica (2004). "Edwards, James Keith O'Neill [Jimmy] (1920–1988)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39930. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Biography". Rollie Fingers Official Website. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  10. ^ Armold, Elijah (January 25, 2007). "A Man and His Famous Moustache: Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers and his facial hair visited York Area Sports Night". York Daily Record.
  11. ^ Nelson, D. (14 June 2011). "What is a Hipster Mustache". Wise Geek.
  12. ^ "The 20 Best Politician Beards And Mustaches". Complex Pop Culture. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  13. ^ "The 20 Best Politician Beards And Mustaches". Complex Pop Culture. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  14. ^ "Manly Facial Hair: 11 Different Types Of Mustaches". The Huffington Post. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  15. ^ "The Greatest Western Moustaches". American Cowboy. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  16. ^ "AIFB : Election Candidate". Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  17. ^ "The Idea of Bhagat Singh". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  18. ^ "Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Youth Icon of India - Mulnivasi Sangh". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  19. ^ "Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Foundation organizes free medical camp | News- Early Times". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  20. ^ "Bhagat Singh remains the most sustaining symbol of the national freedom movement". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  21. ^ Says, Vikas Singh (2013-07-23). "106th birth anniversary of Chandrashekhar Azad". The India Post. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  22. ^ "Rare pic: The moment when India's hero Chandra Shekhar Azad chose death over subjugation". Zee News. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  23. ^ "If I Were A Rich Man". Frieze Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  24. ^ "National Bohemian". Pabst Brewing Company. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  25. ^ "Long Live The Maharaja, The Maharaja Is Dead!". www.rajeevmahajan.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  26. ^ Mohan, Rama (23 June 2014). "Modi Wants to Replace Air India's 'Maharaja' Mascot with Common Man". International Business Times. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  27. ^ "The Wax FAQtor: Questions about Moustache Wax". The Handlebar Club. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
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