THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE BARBERSHOP
Kristen Barber, author of Styling Masculinity: Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men’s Grooming Industry takes an in-depth look at the growing popularity of men’s salons and how they compare to the barbershops of yore in this piece for The New Republic:
With their red, white and blue striped poles, dark Naugahyde chairs and straight razor shaves, barbershops hold a special place in American culture.