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Central arcade with a special appeal CENTREPOINT arcade, on the corner of City Walk and Petrie Plaza, is home to a group of unique, successful businesses, and the building’s owner is welcoming other entrepreneurs to join them in the prime position at a busy junction of the city’s walking streets. Upstairs is one of Canberra’s top hairdressers, Hair in the City, which moved in from London Circuit this year, just across from the extremely well-regarded Elegance Beauty Therapy. Opposite, The African Look Salon has been the place to go for dreadlocks and various kinds of braids for the past 16 years.
WATCHMAKER with timeless style
At ground level on the corner is the V Spot, Canberra’s newest vegetarian and vegan coffee shop, with the funky and affordable one-off fashions in Tressle boutique to one side, and a large range of new and antique timepieces at The Clock Doc on the other, with curry cafe Mon Thani next door.
HAIRSTYLE with an ‘afro’ flair IF it’s dreadlocks, corn rows, braids or a perm you’re after, The African Look Salon is Canberra’s number one location and its owner, Juliette Graham, is one of Centrepoint’s longest running tenants. Juliette has been upstairs in the arcade, specialising in “afro” hairstyles for the past 14 years, during which time she has given countless Canberrans a unique hairstyle, many of which feature in hundreds of photographs stuck to the walls. She’s also styled more than a few stars in her time, including two world-class basketballers, Lauren Jackson and Patty Mills, as well as rugby union great George Gregan (and his mother). She even did hair extensions for Delta Goodrem once. “She came here with Brian [McFadden]; she was dating him at the time,” says Juliette. “Her bodyguard was sitting here, nobody could come into the shop, and
The Clock Doc, Vincent Jason, with a French-made 1889 jade clock.
A FOURTH generation Swiss-certified clock and watch maker, Vincent Jason from The Clock Doc is definitely a safe pair of hands when it comes to repairing and servicing high-quality timepieces.
Juliette Graham with a wig in her The African Look Salon. people were everywhere all around here and the phone kept ringing. We had a lot of fun that day, but I had to rush, rush, rush.” The African Look also has a large range of ethnic hair and skin
products, make-up, clothing and accessories, along with an absolutely amazing range of wigs and hair extensions. The African Look Salon. Call 6247 2001.
Working under the exacting standards of the clockmakers in Switzerland was not easy, says Vincent, but it gave him the enviable old-fashioned skills that Canberrans have relied on for many years. “It wasn’t easy,” he says of his training, many years ago. “I was in a lecture one day and the designer said something and I queried it. He said: ‘You’re the tradesman. I’m the designer. You shut up and you listen,’ and that was the end of that. I never questioned them again.” The Clock Doc specialises in priceless antique timepieces – grandfather clocks, wall clocks, mantle clocks, cuckoo clocks, anniversary clocks – as well as other ornamental gauges such as barometers and thermometers. The little store also features a house
call service – especially for elderly customers – and an interior design service as well. “We’ve got clocks from about $10 up to $40,000 – whatever you want – so we do carry a vast range and it’s the same with the watches,” says Vincent. One grandfather clock he shows us is not far off 300 years old (but doesn’t look it after his restoration work) and another, based around a large block of jade, was made in France in 1889. As for the location in Centrepoint, just across from the merry-go-round, he says it’s perfect. “It really is ideal. I’m on the ground and we’ve got people coming in all the time. There’s people walking past and there’s always things going on out the front.” The Clock Doc offers obligation-free quotes and all the work is guaranteed. During December, until Christmas Eve, the shop will be open seven days and, where possible, Vincent is more than happy to wrap presents at no charge. The Clock Doc. Call 6230 4535 or go to theclockdocact. com.au
The African Look Looking for that African Look? Braids, weaves, extensions, dreadlocks. Hair and skin products. We have it all in one location The African Look Phone 6247 6614
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