designer stubble

Intentionally unkempt beard

Designer stubble is facial hair deliberately maintained at a short, even length—typically a few days' growth—rather than shaved clean or allowed to become a full beard.

The look suggests effortless masculinity while actually requiring careful trimming: He cultivated designer stubble for the photo shoot.

The term emerged in the 1980s as the style became fashionable among actors and musicians.

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goatee · grooming · facial grooming · fashion icon · personal style · facial hair · rugged · metrosexuality · shave · bristle · soul patch · mutton chops · shaving cream · barbershop · sideburns · trimmer · crew cut · self-expression

Opposites
facial hair length/growth

designer stubblefull beard

Complete facial hair growth

clean-shaven · five o'clock shadow

facial smoothness

designer stubbleclean-shaven

Having no beard

beardless · baby face · babyface · close shave

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G