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Hackney’s new barbershops: crews, cuts and cultural communities

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 May 2017 at 12:22

"People have a very strong sense of how they want to present themselves": outside Cuts & Bruises in Stoke Newington. Photograph: Cuts & Bruises

Barbershops associated with particular identities and interests are joining traditional haircutters on Hackney’s high streets

Cut Festival – The Art of Barbering takes place this weekend across East London

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 22 February 2017 at 12:51

Hick Duarte's work on a São Paulo chavosos boy

The festival partners with Crisis to offer free, world-class haircuts for homeless communities, as well as nine days of art, music and, of course, barbering