Soul patch
Asoul patch,also known as amouche,[1]is a single small patch offacial hairjust below the lower lip and above the chin.
Soul patches have been fashionable in Europe at various times in the past, for instance in 17th-century Holland (though the term "soul patch" itself is more recent). An example can be seen in thePortrait of a Man in a Wide-Brimmed Hatby Frans Hals.
Soul patches came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, as astyle of facial haircommon among African-American men, most notablyjazzmusicians.Frank Zappais a well-known artist who sported one from the early sixties on. It became popular withbeatniks,artists, and those who frequented the jazz scene and moved in literary and artistic circles. Jazzflutistsplayers who disliked the feel of the flute mouthpiece on a freshly shaven lower lip could use a soul patch.[citation needed]On the other hand, jazz trumpeters preferred thegoateefor the comfort it provided when using a trumpetmouthpiece.[2]
The soul patch saw reinvigorated recognition in the early 1990s whenLuke Perry'sBuffy the Vampire SlayercharacterOliver Pikewore a soul patch. Some prominent athletes adopted soul patches, such asMike PiazzaandApolo Ohno.[3]The facial hairstyle also rose to prominence in themall gothandnu-metalscenes around the late 1990s to early 2000s.
InSri Lanka,it is known asKandy Patch / Kandy Shadow / Kandy Point.
See also[edit]
- List of facial hairstyles
- Artificial beauty marks,also called mouches
References[edit]
- ^"mouche,n."OED OnlineJune 2003. Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 11, 2010: "a small patch of beard shaped and allowed to grow under the lower lip".
- ^Maggin, Donald L.:Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie.HarperCollins, 2005
- ^"The meaning of the soul patch: a brief history".Trivia Happy.RetrievedAugust 24,2021.
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