Movember
The glorious month of moustachioed men is back: Movember!
Since 2003, the ‘Movember’ movement has been encouraging the growth of fuzzy top lips in order to raise awareness and funds for charities set up to battle prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.
In order to recognise the efforts made by those who are participating, and to give them inspiration not only in growing their facial coiffure, but styling their magnificent moustaches into works of art, we have selected a few photographs from the archives to provide a standard to aspire to.
Photo 1: H. L. Withers, Principal of Borough Road College 1893-1900.
In this photograph Principal Withers, sports a contemporary fashionable moustache from the turn of the 20th century. Moustache wax is used to curl up the edges to add some flair.
Photo 2: Borough Road College Photograph 1900
This photograph shows that students also participated in the fashion. In the first row, there are two overseas students, one from Egypt, with a moustache and one from what was then Siam (now Thailand), without a moustache.
Photo 3: Mike Goodman, UBS President 1978/79.
From our extensive collection of Le Nurbs and other student newspapers comes this Seventies gem. Mike Goodman was elected President of UBS with an overwhelming majority alongside his overwhelming moustache.
Left to right: Earl of Halsbury, 1st Chancellor of Brunel University; Sir David Keene QC PC, University Visitor; and Michael Sterling FREng, Vice-Chancellor 1990-2001.
The classic three wise monkeys pose, with Sir David Keene (middle) sporting a natty 90s moustache.