Mutton Chops

What Are Mutton Chops? The classic mutton chop is a type of beard in which the sideburns are grown out to the cheeks, leaving the mustache, soul patch, and chin clean-shaven. This style is something of an inverted goatee, but “inverted goatee” isn't quite as catchy.

Mutton Chops Beard: Your Guide to a Cooler Face

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Why are they called mutton chops?
Mutton Chops Beard Styles: How To Pull It Off – Mad Viking
This term harkens back to the era when sideburns expanded into more elaborate forms, emulating a meaty, chop-like appearance that could not be missed, hence giving rise to the term mutton chops..Feb 2, 2024

Mutton Chops Beard Styles: How To Pull It Off - Mad Viking

Mad Viking
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Who invented the mutton chops beard?
Ambrose Burnside
1860s-1890s: Sideburns (aka Mutton chops)

But the real extravagance of the sideburns was kicked off by Ambrose Burnside, who wore this much-longer style during the Civil War. People named the style “Burnside” after him, which later was reversed to “Sideburns.”

Facial Hair Styles Throughout History - Ancestry

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I'm in the process of mutton chops ATM