Designer stubble

{{Short description|Short facial hairstyle}}

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{{For|the stubble remaining in fields after harvest|crop residue}}

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Designer stubble is a facial hair style which is a short growth of beard, aimed to affect a rugged masculine or deliberately unkempt appearance.{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Gary |title='Designer stubble' – the meaning and origin of this phrase |url=https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/designer-stubble.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |website=Phrasefinder |language=en}} In the late 20th century, it was popularized by singer George Michael{{cite web |title=Designer stubble |url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/designer-stubble.html |access-date=14 July 2011}} and actor Don Johnson.{{cite news |last=Bombeck |first=Erma |title=Don Johnson stubble creates hairy situation |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |page=G7 |date=10 August 1986 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H4sfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4323%2C4664546 |access-date=3 May 2013}} Several companies now manufacture beard trimmers designed specifically to maintain the designer stubble look.{{cite news |last=Quenca |first=Douglas |title=Stubble Trimmers – Trial Run |newspaper =The New York Times |page=E-3 |date=29 September 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/fashion/stubble-trimmers-trial-run.html |access-date=5 May 2013}} Typically created by trimming the beard to a length of 1{{ndash}}3 mm, designer stubble is roughly three days of growth, in contrast with the shorter "five o'clock shadow".{{cite web |title=The Medium Stubble Beard: How to Maintain a Perfect 1-3mm "Designer Stubble" |date=26 October 2020 |url=http://www.beardresource.com/designer-stubble/ |access-date=26 June 2021}}