Horseshoe moustache
Hulk Hogan, a wearer of a horseshoe mustache.
A horseshoe moustache, also known as a biker moustache, is a full moustache with vertical extensions grown on the corners of the lips and down the sides of the mouth to the jawline, resembling an upside-down U or a horseshoe. The whiskers grown along the sides of the mouth in the horseshoe are sometimes referred to as "pipes". The moustache is often seen and used as a symbol of masculinity.
The horseshoe is not to be confused with the Fu Manchu, which is grown only from the upper lip while the sides remain shaven.[1]
Notable wearers
The style is popular among sports personalities and entertainers. Examples of such individuals who have worn iconic examples of horseshoe moustaches (sometimes erroneously referred to as "Fu Manchu moustaches", include:
- Sam Elliott, cowboy actor
- Elliott Gould, 1970s Hollywood star
- James Hetfield, Metallica frontman
- Hulk Hogan, WWF/E wrestling champion and reality show star
- Glenn Hughes, "Leatherman" of the Village People
- Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer
- Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)
- Bill Kelliher, guitarist of American progressive metal band Mastodon
Bill Kelliher
- Nick Mason, Pink Floyd drummer
- Joe Namath, NFL Quarterback
- Chuck Negron, singer and former vocalist with Three Dog Night[2]
- Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses frontman
- Brian Sell Olympic marathoner
- Paul Teutul, Sr. of the Orange County Choppers
- Luis Tiant, MLB pitcher
- Goose Gossage, MLB pitcher
- Suleiman Mahmoud, Libyan general.
See also
References
- ↑ "American Mustache Institute – Mustache Styles". Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ Longino, Miriam (May 4, 1988). "Survival: Music's Revival Surprise". Sun Journal.
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