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Yuccis,...are in! Hipsters, it's time to shave!

Hipsters, it's time to say goodbye to your beard.

With the emergence of yuccis, i.e. young urban creatives, the "crisis" of hipsters has deepened, as generation Y now tends more towards a sophisticated look. Bushy beards are passé, which is a severe blow to hipster culture, as it was one of its hallmarks. The post-adolescent rebellious spirit, reflected in the facial hair, therefore rings the bell. Beards, once a symbol of masculinity, are now out of fashion, and for good reason.

Bushy beards are a thing of the past. He clarified this on his own example Joel Alexander, model and fashion blogger, who, after two years of abundant facial hair, realized he had a beard not helping his career. Rather, it limits it. His agent told him that fashion houses don't hire him because of his beard. They're not looking for that anymore, he told him. In the meantime, you did on Instagram, where he created the profile two years ago, that is at the height of "bradomania", for the sake of numerous fashion campaigns (for True Religion, Silver Jeans, Alternative Apparel,...) collected many followers.

Joel Alexander has felt the wrath of Instagram followers first hand, but a cleaner look will be a boon to his modeling career.
Joel Alexander has felt the wrath of Instagram followers first hand, but a cleaner look will be a boon to his modeling career.

But the number dropped drastically after he got rid of his beard. Like the beardless man in the photo, he had eight thousand fewer followers overnight. Now she is weaning them off her looks with baby steps. Today, it is no longer easy to find a hairy model.

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To be a hipster is to be whistled at corporate culture. Now we see that the new "millennials", you the yuccis, work in non-traditional environments, where they wear whatever their heart desires at work and express themselves freely in this way.

Yuccie - Young Urban Creative
Curly beards are out!
Curly beards are out!

She also added hers to the beardless trend modern technology. Fresh, minimalist and clean. Therefore, the beard has no place here. Jeff Laub, co-founder of body care brand Blinde Barber, says yes care, especially the skin, experiences a kind of renaissance, especially now that we've gotten rid of the term metrosexuals. Namely, men are becoming more self-confident when it comes to taking care of their image, because now this does not mean so much risk of loss images of masculinity and masculinity.

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