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'{{distinguish|Horseshoe moustache}} [[Image:Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - b&w.jpg|thumb|[[Franz Ferdinand]] [[Archduke]] of [[Austria-Este]] with a handlebar moustache typical of the early 20th century.]] A '''handlebar moustache''' is a [[moustache]] with particularly lengthy, upward curved, extremities. It is named for its resemblance to the [[bicycle handlebar|handlebar]]s of a [[bicycle]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/handlebar%20moustache | title=handlebar moustache | accessdate=2011-02-23 | author=Dictionary.com Unabridged | publisher=Random House, Inc.}}</ref> It is also known as a "spaghetti moustache", because of its stereotypical association with Italian men. The [[Handlebar Club]] humorously describes the style as "a hirsute appendage of the upper lip and with graspable extremities".<ref name=joynath>{{cite news|title=London’s Handlebar Club campaigns against sacking of Indian airline steward |date=16 Feb, 2008 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=2786728 |accessdate=2008-11-27|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> ==Styles== This style is usually achieved by the use of [[moustache wax]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/wax/wax.shtml|publisher=The Handlebar Club|title=The Wax FAQtor: Questions about Moustache Wax|accessdate=2011-09-21}}</ref> although [[hair gel]], a [[curling iron]], or natural curling can sometimes be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://handlebarmoustachelife.com/grooming-a-handlebar-moustache/grooming-a-handlebar-moustache-part-2-of-3/|publisher=Handlebar Moustache Life|title=Grooming a Handlebar Moustache (part 2 of 3)}}</ref> By varying the amount of curling of the extremities, a more dramatic appearance can be achieved. When worn without wax or grooming, the moustache style may more closely resemble a [[walrus moustache]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://handlebarmoustachelife.com/grooming-a-handlebar-moustache/grooming-a-handlebar-moustache-part-3-of-3/|publisher=Handlebar Moustache Life|title=Grooming a Handlebar Moustache (part 3 of 3)}}</ref> ==History== Similar styles of moustache are quite ancient, appearing on statues and other depictions of Iron Age [[Celts]].<ref>[http://www.unc.edu/celtic/catalogue/themselves/celtsthemselves.html The Celts Themselves]</ref> In the United States, handlebar moustaches were often worn in the later part of the 19th century by [[Wild West]] figures like [[Wyatt Earp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/top_10/dating/top-10-outrageous-moustaches_3.html|title=Top 10: Outrageous Moustaches|publisher=Ask Men|first=Ryan|last=Barnett}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19931227&id=ifEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qkcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5509,6153050|title=Handlebar moustache is a work of art to Russell|publisher=Daily News|date=Dec 27, 1993}}</ref> In Europe, handlebar moustaches were often worn by soldiers during the 18th century through roughly the World War I era. In 1972, to win a $300 "best facial hair" prize offered by team owner [[Charlie O. Finley]], [[Oakland A's]] [[pitcher]] [[Rollie Fingers]] grew a handlebar moustache which he sported throughout his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfingers34.com/rollie-fingers-biography/|title=Biography|publisher=Rollie Fingers Official Website|accessdate=2011-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Armold|first=Elijah|date=January 25, 2007|title=A Man and His Famous Moustache: Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers and his facial hair visited York Area Sports Night"|publisher=[[York Daily Record]]}}</ref> More recently, the [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|contemporary hipster subculture]] has embraced the handlebar moustache by mocking conventional ideals of fashion, and by [[irony|ironically]] combining a highly manicured handlebar moustache with the portrayal of an unkempt appearance or a haphazardly selected clothing ensemble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/fashion/trends_500/553_hipster-trends-we-hate.html|title=Hipster Trends We Hate|publisher=Ask Men|first=Farah|last=Averill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-hipster-mustache.htm|title=What is a Hipster Mustache|publisher=Wise Geek|first=D.|last=Nelson|date=14 June 2011}}</ref> ==Famous men with handlebar moustaches== *[[Michael "Atters" Attree]] (b. 1965) — comedian and figurehead of the [[Handlebar Club]] *[[Francisco Bertrand]] (1866–1926) — President of Honduras *[[Juan Cailles]] (1871–1951) — Filipino commander *[[Billy Childish]] (b. 1959) — artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist *[[Lord Randolph Churchill]] (1849–1895) — British statesman *[[George Armstrong Custer]] (1839–1876) — United States Army officer during the Civil War *[[George Dewey]] (1837–1917) — admiral of the United States Navy *[[Wyatt Earp]] (1848–1929) — American [[gunslinger]] *[[Edward Elgar]] (1857–1934) — English composer *[[Franz Ferdinand]] (1863-1914) — Archduke of Austria-Este *[[Rollie Fingers]] (b. 1946) — baseball pitcher *[[George V of the United Kingdom]] (1865–1936) — King of the United Kingdom *[[Thomas Hardy]] (1840–1928) — English novelist and poet *[[Maurice de Hirsch]] (1831–1896) — German-Jewish philanthropist *[[Joseph Bruce Ismay]] (1862–1937) — English businessman *[[Tom Ketchum]] (1863–1901) — a cowboy who later turned to a life of crime *[[Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener]] (1850–1916) — British Field Marshal *[[Henry Ware Lawton]] (1843–1899) — United States Army officer *[[George Lycurgus]] (1858–1960) — Greek American businessman *[[José Martí]] (1853–1895) — Cuban national hero *[[Robin Olds]] (1922–2007) — American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force *[[Marcelo H. del Pilar]] (1850–1896) — Filipino writer, journalist, satirist, lawyer *[[Albrecht von Roon]] (1803–1879) — Prussian soldier and statesman *[[Theodore Roosevelt]] (1858–1919) — President of the United States *[[Ferdinand de Saussure]] (1857–1913) — Swiss linguist *[[Joseph Stalin]] (1878–1953) — Premier of the Soviet Union *[[William Howard Taft]] (1857–1930) — President of the United States *[[Ben Thompson]] (1843–1884) — a gunman, gambler, and sometime lawman of the Old West *[[Snidely Whiplash]] (fictional) — cartoon arch-villain to Dudley Do-Right *[[Emiliano Zapata]] (1879–1919) — leading figure in the Mexican Revolution *[[Eugene Hütz]] (b. 1972) - Ukrainian musician and frontman of New York-based band [[Gogol Bordello]] ==See also== {{commons category|Handlebar moustaches}} *[[Handlebar Club]] *[[Moustache#Styles|List of moustache styles]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.motorcycleinsurance.com/the-definitive-guide-to-handlebar-mustaches/ The Definitive Guide to Handlebar Mustaches] * [http://handlebarmoustachelife.com/ Handlebar Moustache Life] {{Human_hair_footer}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Handlebar Moustache}} [[Category:Facial hair]] [[fr:Moustache en guidon]] [[no:Snurrebart]]'