THE POINT OF VIEW · BY JAMES
HAIR WITH
A LIFE OF ITS OWN.
Welcome.
I have never believed there is one correct way to cut hair. Haircutting sits somewhere between discipline and instinct: understanding shape, balance and structure, while being able to feel the hair, follow its movement and recognise when enough is enough.
My training has taken me through very different approaches to the craft—from the precision and structure of Sassoon to dry cutting, natural texture, curls and the expressive freedom of the razor. I draw from all of them, without allowing one technique to dictate every result.
Some hair benefits from precision. Some comes alive when shaped dry and freehand. Some needs the softness and movement of a razor. Most requires a considered combination.
Natural texture is not something I want to correct or disguise. Curls, waves, bends, density, weight and frizz are what give hair its character. My job is to understand what is already there and create a shape that allows it to work at its best.
Hair can look wonderful after forty minutes of professional styling—but that says very little about how the haircut will behave tomorrow. A good cut should still look considered when it is air-dried, roughly dried, diffused, lightly styled or simply left to do its own thing. It should offer different ways of wearing it without demanding a complicated daily routine.
BEYOND THE SALON
A HAIRCUT SHOULD NOT REACH ITS BEST MOMENT
ONLY IN THE SALON.
It should settle in, loosen up and continue revealing new movement as it grows. The weeks and months between appointments are part of the haircut—not an inconvenience before the next one.
Every appointment is one-to-one, allowing time to understand the person, their hair and how the two exist together. Texture, features and density matter, as does how you want to live with your hair.
The result is considered but never overworked: hair with shape, movement and character that is versatile, no-fuss and designed to grow out beautifully.
TRAINED IN TECHNIQUE.
LED BY TASTE.
ABOUT JAMES + HIS TRAINING ↗PRIVATE ONE-TO-ONE APPOINTMENTS · ST KILDA