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If I learnt anything at school, it was the following mathematical equation: socks + sandals = beard. It wasn’t on the curriculum, but through a mixture of The Fast Show and a stuffy history teacher, it has always stayed with me.

I was reminded of this adolescent knowledge by the picture above, which features David Beckham on tour in Hawaii rocking the flip flops/ socks combo. In the gospel according to Kickette, this is a major fashion faux pas, regardless of the length of his beard. But despite his ambivalence towards trendiness, Becks has been voted number one pin up in a poll by gay magazine AXM:

1 David Beckham
2 Channing Tatum
3 Hayden Christensen