Stubble is hair growth that is not long enough to cover the skin. It may refer to any regrowth of shaven body hair. It may also refer to the short stalks of grain or hay left in a field after a crop has been
harvestIn agriculture, the harvest is the processes of gathering mature crops from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. The harvest marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and this is the...
ed. The term
stubble is most often used to describe
facial hairFacial hair is a secondary sex characteristic in human males. Many men start developing facial hair in the later years of puberty or adolescence, approximately between 17-20 years o
ld and most men do not finish developing a fully adult beard until their early 20s or even later...
that is too short to be considered a
beardA beard is the hair that grows on a person's chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip. Typically, only males going through puberty, or post-pubescent males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard...
or
moustacheA moustache is facial hair grown on the upper lip. Often the term implies that the wearer grows only upper-lip hair while shaving the hair on his chin and cheeks...
.
Facial stubble had been a German fashion since the beginning of the 16th century, when many young men sat for their portraits sporting stubble growth.
During the 1980s stubble on men became fashionable.
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Stubble is hair growth that is not long enough to cover the skin. It may refer to any regrowth of shaven body hair. It may also refer to the short stalks of grain or hay left in a field after a crop has been
harvestIn agriculture, the harvest is the processes of gathering mature crops from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. The harvest marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and this is the...
ed. The term
stubble is most often used to describe
facial hairFacial hair is a secondary sex characteristic in human males. Many men start developing facial hair in the later years of puberty or adolescence, approximately between 17-20 years o
ld and most men do not finish developing a fully adult beard until their early 20s or even later...
that is too short to be considered a
beardA beard is the hair that grows on a person's chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip. Typically, only males going through puberty, or post-pubescent males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard...
or
moustacheA moustache is facial hair grown on the upper lip. Often the term implies that the wearer grows only upper-lip hair while shaving the hair on his chin and cheeks...
.
History
Facial stubble had been a German fashion since the beginning of the 16th century, when many young men sat for their portraits sporting stubble growth.
During the 1980s stubble on men became fashionable. The term
five o'clock shadow when used in America refers to
beardA beard is the hair that grows on a person's chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip. Typically, only males going through puberty, or post-pubescent males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard...
growth visible late in the day on a person whose face was clean-shaven in the morning. The term stubble may also refer to the regrowth of shaved body hair in any location including legs, armpits or chest hair.
This is also known as designer stubble, particularly if it is groomed, shaped, and maintained as a regular beard would be. Electric clippers can be used to maintain stubble on the face as a mens fashion style. A modified electric razor called the
Miami Device was sold to trim stubble to simulate one, two, or several days' growth of stubble.
George MichaelGeorgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, English singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo pop musician...
from
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is also known for facial stubble.
A recent study in the U.K. found that women rated men with facial stubble as tough, mature, aggressive, dominant and masculine - and as the best romantic partners, either for a fling or a long-term relationship.