--- description: The best mustache since Colonel Sanders title: Roger Sterling's Mustache Was the Most Glorious Part of the 'Mad Men' Premiere image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Roger Sterling's Mustache Was the Most Glorious Part of the _Mad Men_ Premiere by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2015 12:48 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2015 12:48 PM CUT Many things happened on Sunday’s _Mad Men_ premiere, but all plot points paled in comparison to one new development: Roger Sterling’s new handlebar mustache: > [](https://twitter.com/InsideHook/status/584905637605277696) “Everybody grew a mustache in 1969, so I’m told,” actor John Slattery told [_HitFlix_](http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/interview-mad-men-star-john-slattery-reflects-on-roger-sterlings-journey "undefined"). “…That was their foray into the kind of trying to look hip and young. I don’t think that mustache makes me look any younger that’s for sure. But I think it’s funny and I think it’s a good part of the story.” > [](https://twitter.com/MikeyJ%5FMMA/status/584936169030291456) Obviously, the new look elicited much fan discussion in the Twitterverse. Some were unequivocally pro-stache: > [](https://twitter.com/BobbyBigWheel/status/584900185895108608) Others cowered in fear: > [](https://twitter.com/ckbarrett/status/584899866142318592) Many mocked: > [](https://twitter.com/SceneCreek/status/584907469387800577) And it made some fans speculate about the future: > [](https://twitter.com/bengreenman/status/584915588788723713) Luckily, the mustache will not be shaved before next week’s episode: _Read next:_ [Mad Men _Recap: ‘Severance’_](http://time.com/3771606/mad-men-recap-season-7-episode-8/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3771953/mad-men-roger-sterling-mustache/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3771953/mad-men-roger-sterling-mustache/"},"headline":"Roger Sterling's Mustache Was the Most Glorious Part of the Mad Men Premiere","datePublished":"2015-04-06T12:48:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:23.801Z","description":"The best mustache since Colonel Sanders","url":"https://time.com/3771953/mad-men-roger-sterling-mustache/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","entertainment","Mad Men"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3771953/mad-men-roger-sterling-mustache/","name":"Roger Sterling's Mustache Was the Most Glorious Part of the Mad Men Premiere"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Mad Men Trailer","description":"Mad Men Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/e1mlB4cH/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-06T12:42:38.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/e1mlB4cH.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3771953/mad-men-roger-sterling-mustache/","duration":"PT29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3771953/mad-men-roger-sterling-mustache/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```