Slug Writes About Retro-Barbers
Since 1989 SLUG has been Utah’s longest running independent magazine and has been keeping us all in the know, about events, great places to eat, local art, and services. I was thrilled when they reached out to me to do a feature on our shop. They’ve covered the best barber shops in Utah and to be included meant we must be doing something right. I mean, I’ve been reading SLUG since I was 15 and moved to Utah. What an honor! I also was blown away by their wordsmithing. Yes, they interviewed me, but wow did they give my words pizzas and pop. It’s worth reading for sure.
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![Barber in a wash station](https://retro-barbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-SLUG-WEB-Retro-Barbers-BARKIPLE-72-4075-768x512.jpg)
Wast no further time, go read the article, and the subscribe to SLUG, if you’re a local you can’t miss out on all of this goodness.
![The Barber Shop](https://retro-barbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-SLUG-WEB-Retro-Barbers-BARKIPLE-72-4035-768x512.jpg)
Excerpts from the Mag:
“Tucked away into a small nook in the Church + State building on 400 S., Retro-Barbers looks back at visual and aesthetic trends from the mid–20th century to create a singular barbershop experience unlike any other in the city while still providing exacting, individualized haircuts and facial hair grooming. Opened just over a year ago, Retro-Barbers pride themselves in a one-of-a-kind trip to a barbershop and their customer-focused service in all their cuts trims and shaves. “
“The tenets of self-care and relaxation are a hallmark of many a barbershop, but Retro-Barbers extends the ethos with their all-encompassing aesthetic.”
Slug’s amazing photographer John Barkiple came and did a photo shoot, you can see he has an eye for design and you couldn’t ask for a nicer human. He is now added to a the list of the photographers who have captured us at work. John, are we your favorite barber shop in Utah? You can be honest!
![Close up of Vanessa](https://retro-barbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-SLUG-WEB-Retro-Barbers-BARKIPLE-72-4152-768x1151.jpg)
They even got me thinking ahead to our next move!
“Looking ahead, Retro-Barbers hopes to expand their two-person team into a quartet of barbers and increase their reach. “The end goal is to keep it intimate and special—we won’t grow any of our locations to [be] bigger than four barbers,” says Williams. Instead, she hopes to open more Retro-Barbers locations with unique themes. ”This shop is aviation-themed, and I want to have several small shops—one themed to classic cars, another trains and another boats,” she says.