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According to an 1981 Australian Women’s Weekly profile of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, a moustache was a ‘compulsory’ accessory for sportsmen.


One of the versions of thick, macho moustache strongly associated in the Australian visual lexicon with sportsmen of the 1970s and 80s.

Creative kin


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Certain European leaders (needless to name) had the effect of making certain styles of facial hair decidedly undesirable in the years immediately after World War 2.

Finalist, MDPA 2013


Senses, movement and imagination in portraits of children from the 2016 Prize. For Year 1 - 3 students.


Born 1983, Chongqing, Sichuan Province. Lives and works in Beijing.