Soul patch
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The soul patch is a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin. It came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was a style of facial hair common among African American men, most notably jazzmen and other musicians. It became popular with beatniks, artists, and those who frequented the jazz scene and moved in literary and artistic circles. Jazz trumpeters in particular preferred the soul patch for the comfort it provided when using a trumpet mouthpiece.[1]
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh's comment on seeing one was to describe it as a "poor frustrated beard" and advised its wearer "If you are going to grow a beard, grow a beard."[2]
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A longer version of this beard is called an imperial, after Napoleon III of France, especially when worn with a handlebar mustache.
Another similar style is the Vandyck beard, named after the 17th century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.
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- ^ Maggin, Donald L.: Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie. HarperCollins, 2005
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8217097.stm
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