This piece is from our series, Hair Story. We interview an array of women from different walks of life to discover what their hair means to them. From photographing non-binary people who challenge ...

Women all over Long Island are busting through the doors of what has traditionally been a male, closed club: The barber shop. Armed with straight razors, edgers, clippers, beard trimmers and scissors, ...

“Short-haired women — we’re like a squad. It’s hard to explain, but we immediately compliment each others' hair and ask where we got it done,” says Elena Polson, a New York graphic designer who sports ...

It’s a situation familiar to many women: They go to the hair salon for a cut and spend a small fortune, while their male partners, brothers, uncles, and guy friends spend considerably less in the ...

That’s what third-generation Santa Barbaran Richie Ramirez had in mind when he started to bring aboard female barbers not long after opening shop in 2010. The first was Lauren Rundquist, who ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Lesley Bryant loves the art of design. As a graphic designer for a commercial real estate firm, the creative intricacies of her job kept her running. But when she was laid off 12 ...

Gem City Barbershop, co-owned by Benjamin Santiago and Donald Woods since 2023, offers expert grooming services with seven ...