designer stubble

designer stubble
   male unshaven facial hair
   Something between a neat beard and being clean-shaven:
    He sported dark glasses, his usual 'designer stubble' and wore a single-breasted pinstripe suit. (Daily Telegraph, 22 June — he was a wealthy pop musician)

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