#VHsupports Mentor Jimmy Niggles’ Charity

Beard Season may sound like the name of a dive bar... in Brooklyn, but it’s actually a non-profit initiative started by Sydney native Jimmy Niggles. After a friend, Wes Bonny, passed away from skin cancer at 26, Niggles was prompted to action. He grew a long, luxuriant beard as a means to focus attention on the dangers of skin cancer, and to start a conversation about early detection among men. Niggles, 33, an Instagram influencer with over 70,000 followers, teams his hirsute statement with nattily tailored pieces. “I do get called Ned Kelly quite a bit,” he says, though we doubt the outlaw had such great style. Can you explain Beard Season to the uninitiated? Beard Season is a non-profit charity that encourages men to grow their beards for winter, get a skin check with a dermatologist, and use their beards to inspire others to get a skin check. It all started after we lost one of our best mates to melanoma. Now, every winter, we have thousands of people around the world who grow their beards. As for me, I haven’t touched a razor for six years.