Allan Peterkin 
One Thousand Mustaches 
A Cultural History of the Mo

The ‘stache is back! After decades of being much maligned in Western culture, the mustache is enjoying a cultural renaissance, thanks to the annual phenomenon of Movember (the international campaign in which men grow facial hair during the month of November to raise funds for prostate cancer research; in 2011, 1.8 million men in fourteen countries participated), and the retro/modern mo’s sported by the likes of Ryan Gosling, Ashton Kutcher, and James Franco. Shaving companies are offering new-fangled mustache groomers, and even Dr Seuss’s mustachioed The Lorax has made a comeback.


One Thousand Mustaches is both a lighthearted cultural history and an earnest style manual: it’s the story of the ‘stache through the ages and its manifestations in politics, war, movies, music, sports, and art, as well as information on various ‘stache styles and how to grow and wear them with pride. The book also includes numerous photos and drawings throughout.


Contemplating a handlebar or considering a Fu Manchu? Find them and more styles here in One Thousand Mustaches: a book for those with mo’s, and those who love ‘em.


Allan Peterkin is the author of
One Thousand Beards and co-author of
The Bearded Gentleman.

Daftar Isi

Introduction: The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Mustache

A Stache Thesaurus

The Mustache through the Ages

The Victorian Mustache

The Military Mustache

Mustaches of Villainy

The Hollywood Mustache

The Athletic Mustache

The Musical Mustache

The Literary Mustache

The Political Mustache

The Mustache in Art

A Style Compendium

The Future of the ‘Stache

Tentang Penulis

Allan Peterkin: Allan Peterkin is a psychiatrist and writer living and teaching in Toronto. He is the author of
One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair and co-author (with Nick Burns) of
The Bearded Gentleman: The Style Guide To Shaving Face, which has led to his becoming (if somewhat reluctantly) a noted pogonologist. He has been interviewed by newspapers worldwide and has appeared in
Esquire, Men’s Fitness, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, The New Yorker and
Sports Illustrated.