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The Barbers

Four barbers, one chair each. They don’t share clients mid-cut, and they don’t hand you off to an apprentice.

Theo, a bearded barber in a dark T-shirt, holding a pair of shears toward the camera
Fig. ITheo, chair 01
01Chair 01 · Scissor work

Theo Marchetti

“Scissors first. Clippers only if you ask.”

  • Scissor work
  • Textured crops
  • Long on top

Theo cuts almost everything by hand. He’ll spend the first five minutes looking at how your hair grows before he touches it, and he’ll tell you if the photo on your phone won’t work on your head.

Best for: men growing it out, men who’ve been growing it out for a year, and anyone whose last barber used a number two on everything.

The cut you’d give everyone if you could?
A short, textured crop that still looks right on day nine. That’s the whole job: day nine, not day one.
What do clients get wrong?
Washing it every morning. Twice a week. Trust me.
Off the clock?
Espresso, cycling on A1A before it gets hot, and an unreasonable number of pocket knives.
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Signature workTheo · Chair 01
Comb and thinning shears working through a textured crop
01.1Point-cut texture, crown
Close-up of clippers blending dark hair at the back of the head
01.2Soft taper, nape
Tattooed forearm guiding a trimmer along a client’s neckline
01.3Clean-up, neckline
Marcus, a barber with a full beard and a black shirt, photographed against a dark wall
Fig. IIMarcus, chair 02
02Chair 02 · Skin fades

Marcus Hale

“If you can see where the fade starts, it isn’t finished.”

  • Skin fades
  • Beard sculpting
  • Line-ups

Marcus does fades the slow way: clipper, foil, then a razor on the edges. He checks the blend in three mirrors and one window, because daylight doesn’t lie.

Beards are half his book. He shapes to your jaw rather than to a template and sends you home knowing how to keep the line for ten days.

What makes a fade last?
Where you set the guide. Too high and it grows out in a week. I set it for week three.
Beard advice in one line?
Oil at night, not in the morning.
Off the clock?
Vinyl, slow-smoked brisket, and a dog named Judge.
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Signature workMarcus · Chair 02
Profile of a man with a high skin fade and a sculpted full beard
02.1High fade, full beard
Clippers tracing a skin fade above the ear
02.2Skin fade, temple
Black-and-white close-up of clippers shaping a beard
02.3Beard taper, cheek
Luka, a barber with a close buzz cut, in a black-and-white portrait looking straight at the camera
Fig. IIILuka, chair 03
03Chair 03 · Clipper cuts

Luka Novak

“Short hair has nowhere to hide. Neither do I.”

  • Clipper cuts
  • Buzz & crew
  • Hot towel shaves

Luka wears his own hair at a three and thinks most men should try it once. His crew cuts are exact; his buzz cuts have shape, which is harder than it sounds.

He also runs the towel steamer. If you book a Hot Towel Shave with Luka, plan to nearly fall asleep.

Why so short?
It’s honest. You see the head shape, the neckline, the work.
The perfect shave?
Three hot towels, warm lather, two passes, cold towel. No shortcuts on the first towel.
Off the clock?
Open-water swimming and the Saturday fish market.
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Signature workLuka · Chair 03
Barber using a comb and trimmer to square off a short crew cut
03.1Crew cut, front line
Tattooed hands running clippers up the back of a client’s head
03.2Clipper work, back
Steam rising as a barber brushes a client’s neck after a cut
03.3Steam and brush, finish
Julian, a dark-haired barber in a black T-shirt, half-lit in a black-and-white studio portrait
Fig. IVJulian, chair 04
04Chair 04 · Classic side parts

Julian Reyes

“A good side part should survive a convertible.”

  • Classic side parts
  • Straight-razor shaves
  • The Full Hour

Julian keeps the old cuts alive: the hard part, the taper that sits under a collar, the pompadour that doesn’t look like a costume. He works with a straight razor the way most people use a pencil.

He runs most of the Full Hour appointments. Ask him for a recommendation and he’ll give you one, with no upsell.

Favourite tool?
A plain carbon-steel straight razor. Stropped every morning.
The classic cut, modernised?
Lower the shine and keep the shape. Matte product, sharp part.
Off the clock?
Old Cuban records and a slow restoration project in the garage.
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Signature workJulian · Chair 04
Black-and-white photo of scissors trimming a full beard over a striped cape
04.1Beard detail, scissor
A man shaving his lathered cheek in soft daylight
04.2Shave, at home after
Barber using a comb and shears to shape the side of a client’s hair
04.3Scissor-over-comb, side

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Pick the service, the barber and the hour. It takes about a minute. We’ll text the day before.

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