We absolutely want to invite the female patron into our establishment."
Interviewed this week, Brownfield said, "We don’t really do many women’s haircuts, unless they want a really short, clean cut. "The board intends to develop this and several items over the coming year, but this is the foundation of the societal feel we are striving for," Dawson said in an email.īrownfield said a few would-be members have been rejected for making "racial" or "sexist" comments that didn't line up with the Dapper Membership's values.Įstablished in 2013, Brownfield's Dapper Barber made news the following year when a woman was reportedly denied service for a "masculine" hair cut.
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Peter Dawson, president of the Dapper Membership's eight-member board, provided a copy of the "Dapper Code of Conduct" at the News-Leader's request.
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"She probably won't absorb our barbering services, but she wants to be a part of (the club) for her professional career."īarbering services are often a key aspect of Dapper/Hepburn membership. "She came in and absolutely loved it, was there for hours," he said. He cited a woman who signed up for membership Saturday night. Members may bring up to six guests per month to join them at The Hepburn.ĭespite Dapper's manly trappings - its motto is "Springfield's Only Gentlemen's Barber Club" and it has a men's "Haberdasher" retail area next to the barbershop - membership is open to both women and men, single or married, Brownfield said. and lasts through 1:05 a.m. Brownfield said. During the day, members work from the space, network or stop in for a card game. Drinks service starts at 4 p.m. The Hepburn is open to members Monday through Saturday beginning at 9 a.m., the same time as the barbershop. They also each get a drawer to store their favorite bottled alcohol.
Members are also invited to discussion-style classes on topics like etiquette (which salad fork is the right one?) and fly-fishing.
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The oldest member is a man of 82.īrownfield said the membership fee includes access to The Hepburn, as well as a slate of optional Dapper Barber services such as a full haircut each month, a straight-razor shave, unlimited cleanups, two shoe shines and ear/nostril waxing. Others are business professionals, though "position is not something we look for, in job title," Brownfield said. Some are students who turned off their wireless internet service at home to be able to afford the $89-per-month membership fee. Members - 186 of them as of early this week - come from many walks of life and range widely in age, he said.
You don't have to be a member to get a haircut or a shoe shine from Dapper Barber, but to get access to The Hepburn and other benefits, you need a "Dapper Membership."
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