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acknowledged for the hard work and creative flair behind it, but Sean feels that the Dublin scene still has a way to come on that front. “At Cut & Sew, we focus on our own goals and surround ourselves with like-minded people who share the same passion for the craft as we do. “There’s a lot of hate from people who are jealous and don’t like how we do it but nobody has heard of them and they’re not the type of people who will ever make a positive impact on the scene or be able to be featured in amazing magazines like this.” Flattery will get you everywhere, Sean! He added: “With the recently set up Irish Barber Alliance and people like Garry Spencer bringing the Barber Bash to Ireland, this already has had an amazing impact on the industry over here and hopefully will help turn things around. “From other barbers coming from all over the country to get a haircut from us, or for some of our heroes popping in to see us while in Dublin we can already see a positive impact on the scene.” At Cut & Sew, the team invest heavily in education. “We do a monthly cutting course in our shop, where salon owners and barbers looking to learn our style of cutting come and get trained up. “With nearly 10 years’ experience in cutting hair, hairdressing, and working on some of the biggest hair shows and fashion shows out there, we can
cover every aspect of what makes Cut & Sew what it is. We also travel to other shops to do in-salon training all over the UK and Ireland. We use the foundations of hairdressing combined with the classic way of barbering to create our education basis.” Think the Cut & Sew team sound interesting? You can catch up with them at Barber Connect in June. “We attended Barber Connect last year and had an amazing time, so this year we are doing the biggest Irish stand we can get to showcase our apparel line. “Along with one of our top barbers, Leah Hayden Cassidy, I will be cutting at the Great British Barber Bash Stand too. I really want to meet as many people as I can who have supported us on social media or inspired us in what we do. So pop over to our stand and say hello – and enjoy a beer or two too!” With three shops now opened, what does Sean see for the future of Cut & Sew? “The sky’s the limit. We have been building our brand for over 3 years now and we have accomplished more than we had ever imagined. Our apparel line will be really popular when we go live with our website and our aim is to open a shop in London. Maybe we can also style the cover of BarberNV as well!” We might just know someone who can make that happen… BARBERNV MAGAZINE | 43