where did all the guys with lumberjack beards come from? logically they would have had to have been guys with moderate-length beards last year, but there was never a wave of those. do they hide until it matures? do they wear beard extensions?

where did all the guys with lumberjack beards come from? logically they would have had to have been guys with moderate-length beards last year, but there was never a wave of those. do they hide until it matures? do they wear beard extensions?