Men's fashion is also shifting towards a more "natural" look as beards have made a comeback. The result is that razor and shaver sales are way down.
Stories linked to in a previous post on the decline of bras and panties in women's fashion noted reduced spending on underclothes as one reason among many for that trend and shaving less is also less expensive than devoting the time and money to stay clean shaven. Are these trends, in part, a product of tighter economic circumstances for lots of Americans in recent years?
Or, maybe men who shave are realizing that cleaning the blade after shaving extends its life.
ReplyDeleteI get one month out of a Schick Xtreme3 Disposable Razor for which I pay about $1.
Hum...
ReplyDeleteGut feel (1) is that the beard thing is more tied up with cultural change. Nothing I can point to, but the folks I see growing beards recently also seem to talk about politics more.
Cheers,
Guy
(1) As my boss says, "When your gut speaks, which orifice does it use?".