Question of the Day #735

A police force’s dress code has been branded “draconian” by a trade union for its approach to vividly coloured hair, designer stubble and visible tattoos.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at People Management.

上記の文で、designer stubbleの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "designer stubble" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔ファッションとしての〕無精ひげ◆わざと短く伸ばしたひげで、1980年代のテレビ・シリーズの「マイアミ・バイス」の影響で流行したとされる。

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

a beard (= hair on the chin) that has grown for one or two days and is then kept at this length in order to look fashionable

Examples

• Designer stubble is a short growth of a man's facial hair that became popular in the 1980s.
• Several companies manufacture beard trimmers designed to maintain designer stubble, which is also known as five o'clock shadow.
• And with designer stubble beard one of the top men's fashion trends, a good trimmer is essential. Wahl launches revolutionary trimmer that tidies up clippings
• A flicker of disappointment crosses his designer stubble face. Times, Sunday Times (2011)
• The man on the touchline was the one with the cool haircut, the stylish coat and the designer stubble. Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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