Shenandoah (beard)

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Edward Bates wearing a Shenandoah beard

A Shenandoah, also known as an Amish beard, a chin curtain, a Donegal, a Lincoln, a spade beard, and a whaler, is a style of facial hair or beard.

The hair is grown full and long over the jaw and chin, meeting the sideburns, while the hair above the mouth is shaved.[1] Depending on the style, there are subtle differences in the shape, size and general manageability. The Shenandoah, specifically, tends to be somewhat longer than the thin chin curtain beard is a particular style of facial hair that grows along the jawline and covers the chin completely. This is not to be confused with the chinstrap beard—a similar style of beard that also grows along the jawline but does not fully cover the chin. In addition, many thin chin curtain beards do not extend that far below the jawline, if at all, whereas chinstrap beards generally do.

This style of facial hair was made famous by Abraham Lincoln and C. Everett Koop. In Spain, it is sometimes associated with 1970s progres and other cultural icons, such as the writer Álvaro Pombo.[citation needed] Another example is the beard of Ramzan Kadyrov.

In the United States, this beard style remains common among married Amish men. Male members of the sect generally grow a beard after baptism, but shave the mustache off.[2][3][4]


Gallery[]

  • Abraham Lincoln wearing a thin chin curtain beard

  • An Amish man with a Shenandoah beard

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson-Brown, Stephanie; Avadis, Catherine (2004), Advanced Hairdressing: A Coursebook for Level 3, Nelson Thornes, p. 162.
  2. ^ John E. Bodnar. The Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania. p. 89. ISBN 0838711553.
  3. ^ Donald B. Kraybill. The Riddle of Amish Culture. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 080186772X.
  4. ^ Sarah Cheang (2009). Hair: Styling, Culture and Fashion. p. 113. ISBN 1845207920.

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