Understand the fashion of the ‘Mustache Troop’ and why it is a symbol of masculinity and power

He is in Hollywood, soccer fields, the peripheries and urban centers, in videos posted on Tiktok and Instagram by fashionistas and fitness life fans. It can be seen on the face of famous and anonymous, in different ways. We are talking about the mustache.

In January this year, Chay Suede caused frisson on social networks by bearing his in the newly encerified soap opera “You Mania.” The actor is not the only emblem of male beauty, style and sensuality to join the mustache.

In recent years, Joe Keery, Harry Styles, Paul Mescal, Jacob Eordi, Milo Ventimiglia and Timothée Chalamet have joined the “Mustache Troop”. Puerto Rican Rapper Bad Bunny even made his character from the album of the album “Debí take bad photos”.

In Brazil, actors Cauã Reymond, Nicolas Prattes and João Guilherme and country singer Gusttavo Lima also entered the group, as well as soccer player Willian Dubgod, striker of América Futebol Clube, whose name is self -explanatory.

The mustache today is one of men’s main personal style markers – and Tiktok gives us some examples of the meanings attributed to him. Just look for “mustache troop” in the search bar of the platform that you will find countless videos of “before and after”.

In them, users show the difference that cultivates by in the region and “put that ‘shape'” – or be, boasting defined muscles and low percentage of body fat – to the sound of funk forbidden “Mustode Troop”, from MCs KK and Daneve.

Student Gabriel Moura, 20, says to F5 Feel more confident now that you have a mustache to call yours. He claims not only to feel more comfortable with women, he guarantees that he has been more sought after. It’s been successful.

After his head shaved at the Undergraduate Science Graduation at USP in 2024, he says he felt the need to change something in his appearance as his hair was slowly grew. The result transcends the sex appeal.

“I was fashionable on the college basketball team and I decided to test on vacation. When classes came back in August, I realized that I had worked very well,” he says. “The mustache has not changed my personality, but added something to her. A lot of people already remember me for him, and before I had no other physical feature that would make people remember me.”

An inspiration, the student states, is the fitness influencer Eduardo Godinho, who shows the mustache in videos in which he practices running and bodybuilding – as Vincenzo Saggio, 23, entrepreneur and content creator.

“What I like the mustache is that he ages his face, you appear to be more mature, transmits personality,” he says to F5. “We are in a moment of search for nostalgia, especially in fashion, and now returns to this popular symbol. It is linked to an idea of ​​strong masculinity.”

Historical character

As it turns out, the vintage is crucial in the presence of the mustache in the contemporary – and this gives it even more diverse cultural meanings.

In the 19th century, he was associated with figures of respect and virility, reflecting the image of mature and wise men, according to Christopher Oldstone-Moore’s book “of Beards and Men”). Already in the following century, there was a decline, because a cleaner aesthetic became fashion.

The author argues that the mustache has become a marker of status and power of political and military leaders, but also of rebellion in the 1960s and 1970s between countercultural movements such as hippie.

Already in the book “One Thousand Beards: The Cultural History of Facial Hair” (“A Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair”), Allan Peterkin deals with the diversity of mustache styles and the function of hair between nose and mouth as a means of expression of diverse male identities.

In some cultures, such as Islamic, the mustache represents wisdom and respect, being common among religious leaders, but also acquired a humorous tone – as in the case of Charlie Chaplin, who turned him into comic icon “toothbrush” or brush.

Men’s style consultant Alex Cursino states that the mustache always comes back. “Today he has this 270s footprint, something more casual, but loaded with intention. The guy is communicating something, even if it’s just an unpretentious style,” he says.

He claims to believe that today the mustache is an aesthetic symbol of uniqueness, and that it is not only an old -fashioned macho thing, as many gays have adhered. You can use it without falling into stereotypes.

“Vintage -style references now have gone beyond the 1980s and 1990s and have arrived in the 1960s, 1970s and even the 1930s and 1940s,” he says. “The trend today is to rescue the classic and bring a modern touch.”

A mustache to call your

On the peripheries, the thin mustache appears often accompanied by a hair cut with designs made to the machine. Remember that rapper Mano Brown, the favela idol, always had one. Already in a cool neighborhood, such as Pinheiros, in the west of São Paulo, it is possible to find thick mustaches to Belchior or cultivated in the ruler.

Cursino emphasizes four types that are highlighted. The first is Chevron, used by Bad Bunny, which is longer and partially covers the mouth. “It is in fashion mainly among fashionistas,” he says. “The minimalist, simpler and thin, resembles the style of the 1930s and 1940s. It is close to the skin and with little volume.”

The connected mixes with a subtle beard and is popularly known as “Italian beard” in gradient on the sides of the face. And finally, the defined mustache, like Chay Suede in “You Mania”. “This one has a more bohemian and natural footprint, with volume controlled at the top and highlights the drawing of the mouth without weighing the expression.”