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Currently Playing: 029 Unisex Hair Salons: The Hair Apparent

It's normal now, but the unisex hair salon was a radical concept that shattered social barriers! Before the late 1960s, a man in a beauty parlor or a woman in a barbershop was unheard of—it was a strict gender division of space, service, and style. Join Philip Mershon as he dives into the cultural earthquake of the 1960s and 1970s that led to the decline of the traditional barbershop and the birth of the mixed salon. Discover how longer hair for men and shorter cuts for women made the old gender binary obsolete. We explore the revolutionary work of hair icons like Vidal Sassoon and Toni and Guy, who pioneered the "wash and wear" approach that liberated both sexes. Plus, we answer the elephant-in-the-room question: Why did women's haircuts cost more than men's, and how is modern pricing finally changing? #midcenturyvault #socialhistory #unisex #philipmershon If you'd like to further support my work, here's my buy me a coffee link: https://coff.ee/philipmershon For more Mid Century Vault adventures, just go here: https://www.youtube.com/user/philipmershon New episodes release every Friday and Sunday. If I could ask, please watch videos to the end, this really helps as much as liking and commenting, which, of course, helps like crazy. Be sure to subscribe and become part of our new community, thanks!