Introducing Anton Taylor: International Man of Movember

Those of you that have grown up in the Souther Suburbs, especially those that went to Bishops or UCT, will no doubt have heard of Anton Taylor, or, at the very least, slept with him. He’s a bit of a character, with a very sharp tongue (you may remember the UCT vs Stellies article he wrote that got everyone worked up), and a fuck load of hair. He’s basically the Souther Suburbs mascot. The Van Wilder of the burbs, if you will. He has also recently been named the International Man of Movember, as decided by The Handle Bar Club, who are based in London.

(gallery and story after the jump)

Here’s the story, from Anton himself.

Basically I shaved my face on the 1st of November and then grew out my hair. I got two chicks studying fine art to draw the designs and shave them onto my body. Then on the day of the contest I went to Trinity for the gala, and me and 4 other okes were nominated for ultimate moustache.

I was in a shirt and suit and peak cap so all the hair and shit was hidden. As I came out on stage I ripped it all off and had tights and a cape underneath. I won that category and then won Ultimate Man of Movember which made me Man of Movember SA. For that I won a ticket on the Rock the Boat which was pretty epic. I took the chick who shaved my design with me. When I arrived back in Durban I was told I’d won the international contest.

So, this is how it works. Every Movember gala in the world (London, Auckland, Sydney etc) sent the pictures of the winners to the Movember head guys who deferred the judging decision to The Handle Bar Club, which is like
the preeminent moustache club in the world and is based in London. I think it’s basically just all these dudes with hectic moustaches who sit around talking about how much they dig having a moustaches and stuff. They decided my moustache was the best and thus I was named International Man of Movember.

I won a trip to Vietnam for 11 days with all the flights paid. The news was announced and sent out in the Movember mailing list to 800 000 people around the world. But most importantly I can claim I have the best ‘tache in the world.

Pretty epic. Girls, this next bit is for you. Do try control yourselves.