was he the first one to have it like that??? cause its lame lol
2007-06-18 16:34:21 · 4 answers · asked by bloo_456 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Actually, the style was fairly popular at the time. And it is not Hitler's original style; before he was ordered to trim it (while in the army), Hitler wore a "walrus" mustache. However, that interfered with the fit of a gas mask and he trimmed it down to the style we now associate with him.
Others of that era wore that same style: Charlie Chaplin and Oliver Hardy are 2 well known examples.
Many people thought Hitler wore the toothbrush mustache to imitate Charlie Chaplin, but that is unlikely.
With Hitler's use of the style, it became less popular. In fact, when Charlie Chaplin made "The Great Dictator", he (Chaplin) wore that style to deliberately spoof Hitler.
See some of the references below. Interesting reading.
2007-06-18 18:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by heb3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Charlie Chaplin wore a toothbrush mustache before Hitler. He appeared with one in the 1914 silent film "Kid Auto Races at Venice." In fact there is a theory that Hitler may have started wearing a toothbrush mustache because of Chaplin.
2007-06-19 01:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't this be in fashion or history or something? I don't ever recall seeing another public figure with a Hitler moustache before him - so perhaps he was a fashion trendsetter in his day. I mean, look how many people imitate him now!!
2007-06-19 11:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by pumpkin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ya i think so, and thank god to because it truly was lame, what a freak, did he really think that he could get any hotties with that thing...lol
nice question
2007-06-19 00:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by the.moldyman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋