In a 1933 interview, Chaplin said he added the moustache to his costume because it had a comical appearance and was small enough so as not to hide his expression. After wearing a drooping moustache in his first film, Making a Living, he began wearing a prop toothbrush moustache in 1914. Įnglish-American film comedian Charlie Chaplin was one of the most famous wearers of the toothbrush style. It was a neat, uniform, low-maintenance style that echoed the standardization and uniformity brought on by industrialization, in contrast to the more flamboyant moustaches typical of the 19th century such as the imperial, walrus, handlebar, horseshoe, and pencil moustaches. The toothbrush originally became popular in the late 19th century, in the United States. Since the immediate post-war years, it has also appeared in works of popular culture including films, cartoons, and comedy, as well as political imagery-usually explicitly eliciting the association with Hitler.ġ9th century to World War II In the United States In the post-war years, the style was worn by some notable individuals, including several Israeli politicians and American real-estate developer Fred Trump. The association has become strong enough that the toothbrush has also become known as the " Hitler moustache". The style first became popular in the United States in the late 19th century from there it spread to Germany and elsewhere, reaching a height of popularity in the interwar years, before becoming unfashionable after World War II due to its strong association with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It was made famous by such comedians as Charlie Chaplin and Oliver Hardy. The toothbrush moustache is a style of moustache in which the sides are vertical (or nearly vertical) rather than tapered, giving the hairs the appearance of the bristles on a toothbrush that are attached to the nose. Charlie Chaplin (pictured in 1921 as The Tramp) thought the moustache gave him a comical appearance.
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