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And so it was one lazy Sunday morning when photographs of a barber shop in Exmouth Market broke Instagram. Yes, puns are common with hair establishments, almost a given. But this one has multi dimensions of greatness. I whooped when I saw it. It was all over the Streisand fanosphere of course, but went beyond that, to all appreciators of the mighty pun.
What immediately sprang to this Streisand fanatics mind was another hair parlour that I had heard about years ago, over in Palm Springs. This one was called The Barbra Shop. These hairdressers could have twinned in some cross-Atlantic way but, alas, The Barbra Shop is no more. You can still see the virtual wonder of what it was though; the website is still up. And what you will notice is that this was a barber shop downstairs by day, and… a Streisand themed museum upstairs by night!
Oh the stuff that was in there. My particular favourites being the waxworks and many, many Barbra heads. To own one of those heads! Busts of Babs designed especially for the Hello, Liv beauty salon exmouth market I spoke with Ellie Pamphilon, the owner of Barber Streisand, and asked her about the name and the ethos of the shop.
I went on eBay and bought lots of signed photographs of Barbaras: And of course, Barbra Streisand was in the collection. But Pamphilon was soon priced out of Soho, like many small traders, and settled on Exmouth Market as a location instead.
And just in case her lawyers come knocking on my door. Well, you never can tell with this sort of thing. So, Babs is absent. Instead you have a minimalist interior design, a contemporary feel with a wall of animal skulls and neutral colours.
Exactly what you might not expect from a hip barbers in Clerkenwell, but a very pleasant contrast it is.
Pamphilon does not have a history of barbering; instead her past was as an accountant for fifteen years with Sony Music. Wanting to be her liv beauty salon exmouth market boss she researched the kind of business that should have staying power should another economic crisis hit.
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