Blind Barber - Brooklyn, New York HD

INSIDE THE BARBERSHOP TURNED BICOASTAL SPOT-TO-SEE-AND-BE-SEEN. We were a little surprised then when we showed up at the latest Blind Barber space in Williamsburg on a hot summer morning. Their third location after the original in Manhattan’s Lower East Side and another outpost in L.A., Jeff Laub and Adam Kirsch, the young (very handsome) founders (Josh Boyd, the third in their crew, was holding it down at their West Coat shop that day) made us feel at home right away, offering us plenty of much-needed coffee (it was before noon, okay?). Because while there were a few more abnormally good-looking men being groomed in the chairs, we quickly realized that TheBlind Barber is way more than a straight-up barber shop. We mean, forget those exclusivity clauses entirely, because Laub, Kirsch and Boyd have perfected a kind of ineffably cool community center, where you’re actually welcome to drop by and just chill. And even if you’re not in need of a shave or cut (which they’re extremely good at, BTW—so good that their Blind Barber products are sold coast to coast, from Barneys to Holt Renfrew), the shop also has a full service restaurant churning out mouthwatering bites (yeah, we sampled them) and (best ever) also doubles (triples?) as a bar once the chairs close down for the evening. We had to appreciate their priorities, though, when Laub told us their company motto. “Stay handsome,” he said. “It’s just the idea of always feeling comfortable and attacking your day, but that you need to start with good hair. We were joking about it earlier today that you can’t get shit done if you’re hair isn’t done.” Words to live by, you guys. Videographer and Photographer: Renée Rodnkirchen Writer: Emily Ramshaw