Porter’s Barber Shop
Their shop is a clean, comfortable haven where you can relax and listen to some cool tunes, watch some tube, read a good mag, or just hang out. They are a full service barber shop…you’ll receive a hot towel, shampoo and rinse, straight razor neckline, and style with every cut. They also offer straight razor face shaves for an additional charge. Blaine Burrell, Chris Banka and Chris Griffith do not fit the stereotype of the traditional barber. All three are young and edgy-looking, with numerous tattoos. Indeed, the shop itself does not look traditional; vintage art adorns the walls and hip, contemporary music fills the space. But these three untraditional barbers are using their modern shop to embrace an old-fashioned style of barbering.
Burrell, 36, owner of Porter’s Barber Shop, had been cutting women’s hair for several years but eventually found he didn’t enjoy it. Burrell describes his barbershop as a sort of union between “old school and new school,” meaning they are just as comfortable doing a flattop hairstyle as a faux-hawk or styling for 7-year-olds to 70-year-olds. Additionally, the shop offers unique, old-fashioned services like a straight-edge shave with a hot towel. The shop embraces the traditional role of a barbershop by striving to create a sort of forum among customers and barbers. The shop was specifically designed small, but not confining, to make it easier for customers to talk to one another or for a barber to talk to someone other than the customer he is with.
For more information, please visit http://portersbarbershop.com
