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The Tangles

Jo's mo show

Style guide

Moustaches

According to an 1981 Australian Women’s Weekly profile of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, a moustache was a ‘compulsory’ accessory for sportsmen.

Unlike the standard, rectangular, panel of bristles gracing numerous other 70s sporting identities, the mo named after Lillee’s team-mate Max ’Tangles’ Walker is a furry facial adornment in the shape of a big, upside-down U.

1. The Tangles. 2. Jack Lang, c. 1930-40 George Finey. © Estate of George Finey. 3. Max Walker, 1976 (printed 2010) Bruce Postle. © Bruce Postle.

Jo's mo show
(with beards)