Scotland’s Lost Moustaches Found in Photographic Archive

Evidence of a ‘golden age’ of moustache wearing has been discovered in the photographic archives of one of Scotland’s National Collections.

From the tonsorial elegance of Victorian shooting parties, to the hand-brushed, stiff upper lips of Edwardian country gentlemen, the images reveal the popular moustachery of a bygone era.

They’ve been found in the archives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) and were taken at a time when facial hair had its heyday.

Now RCAHMS have joined forces with Movember, the charity which aims to raise money and awareness about men’s health (specifically prostate and testicular cancer) by encouraging men to find sponsors and grow a moustache for the 30 days of November.

They hope that the images will inspire modern gentlemen in the art of growing, grooming and wearing a moustache with style.