It's a funny thing, though. This is definitely a "trend." Anything retro is cool with the 20-something crowd right now . . . just look at steampunk, psychobilly, the rat rod scene.
All small, marginal subcultures, yes . . . individually. Taken together with the popularity of vintage clothings styles---A&F's faux 70's, pre-distressed tees, anyone?---and it starts to look like a direction.
I'd seen one article online, about a year or two ago, and was quite frankly bemused they were talking about safety razors rather than straights . . . heh. Had no clue.
Then Pete joins the cigar forum I'm on, gets us all curious, starts a few people off, and I come over here and find a HUGE and thriving community, dozens of niche suppliers, from old and prestigious to small and personal and handcrafted . . . and decide to give it a whirl.
Fast forward a couple weeks, I mention it to my nephew, who's in his twenties and a musician and just generally plugged into trends . . . "Oh, cool," he tells me, "All the guys I know are switching to that now."
He'd be, too, except he only has to shave about every other week.
NANP
All small, marginal subcultures, yes . . . individually. Taken together with the popularity of vintage clothings styles---A&F's faux 70's, pre-distressed tees, anyone?---and it starts to look like a direction.
I'd seen one article online, about a year or two ago, and was quite frankly bemused they were talking about safety razors rather than straights . . . heh. Had no clue.
Then Pete joins the cigar forum I'm on, gets us all curious, starts a few people off, and I come over here and find a HUGE and thriving community, dozens of niche suppliers, from old and prestigious to small and personal and handcrafted . . . and decide to give it a whirl.
Fast forward a couple weeks, I mention it to my nephew, who's in his twenties and a musician and just generally plugged into trends . . . "Oh, cool," he tells me, "All the guys I know are switching to that now."
He'd be, too, except he only has to shave about every other week.
NANP