27 episodes
The Strands That Bind Us Matthew Collins & Drew Schaefering
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5.0 • 18 Ratings
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Matthew and Drew are best friends who share a passion for tattoos, travel and hair. They’re both professional hairstylists who have worked at fashion weeks around the world, styled some of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood and had their work featured in countless magazines. But both their careers began unconventionally- they began cutting their own hair in their teens, then became college athletes who decided to follow their true passion- styling hair. Their work and adventures have taken them around the world where they discovered that hair is both a specifically personal and broadly unifying thing. Through their journeys, both personal and professional, they’ve heard some of the most fascinating stories from fellow hairstylists and clients how hair has transformed not just their look, their confidence and their spirits- but also their lives. Here are some of these stories.
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Liz Trinnear: Matthew's Client Turned Best Friend
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Liz Trinnear is the Los Angeles correspondent/ reporter for Canada’s number 1 entertainment talk show ETALK. A fashion aficionado and captivating chatterbox, Trinnear brings her signature style and grounded personality to ETALK.
Liz has hosted the i heart radio much music video awards countless times. Hosted on red carpets like the Grammys, the Oscar’s and many more, and interviewed celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Adam Levine, David Beckham, Quentin Tarantino, Chloe Grace Moretz, Demi Lovato, and Ed Sheeran.
Apart from all of this she is also one of my closest friends. We met in a client/ stylist relationship but have since grown to be best friends and she is actually soon to be standing up for me in my wedding party.
This is Liz’s hair story...
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Sascha Breuer: The Kind Cut
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Today on The Strands That Bind Us we speak to Sascha Breuer who is a Los Angeles-based hairstylist. The son of two hairdressers, his early education equipped him with the intuition of a seasoned stylist. After relocating to London from his native Germany, Breuer’s career took off and he collaborated with leading photographers including Rankin, Peter Lindbergh, Ben Hassett, and Simon Emmett on editorials for magazines such as Vogue, Numéro, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar and AnOther Magazine.
Breuer’s expertise in forecasting hair and color trends has made him a favorite with top global beauty brands and celebrities such as Jaime King, Vanessa Kirby, Anne Hathaway, Zoe Saldana, Kate Beckinsale, Edgar Ramirez, and many more.
He has started an amazing company “THE KIND CUT” that travels around the world giving free haircuts and beard clean ups to individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
This is Sacsha’s hair story...
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Leonardo Mannetti: Journey from Italy to NYC and In-Between
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Today on the Strands That Bind Us, we speak with hairdresser, session stylist and educator Leonardo Mannetti. After growing up in Italy, Leo left for the United States and found his way to Dallas and a serendipitous connection with his first salon home, eventually landing in New York.Being a hairdresser in New York in the 90’s, with equal parts opportunity, excitement and fun, Leo found himself with new paths opening up and carving a career for himself. Listen to hear Leo’s struggles and life lessons along his way, leading him to be the well rounded individual he is today.
This is Leo’s hair story...
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Shevy: The Wig Magician
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Today on the Strands That Bind Us, we get an inside look at what it’s like for one of Brooklyn’s most sought after wig specialists, Shevy. Her work is not only remarkably beautiful and intricate, but she caters to a wide array of clientele seeking beautiful hair for religious, health, or practical reasons.Listen in as she shares how she got started and grew her network to bring the best quality wigs from around the world to her exclusive clientele. Being able to serve people in person and from afar, this is a supreme level customization start to finish that we have yet to hear about this far.
This is Shevy’s hair story...
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Gerard Scarpaci: Co-founder of Hairbrained and Community Builder
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We speak today with Gerard Scarpaci, hairdresser, educator and cofounder of Hairbrained on the importance of education and exposure to ideas and approaches outside of ourselves in a growing community.
This is Gerard's hair story...
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Gerad Ewing: The Hair Transplant Process (Part 1)
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We sit down with long time and best friend of Drew’s, Gerad Ewing and gain insight into the process and timeline leading up to his decision to get hair transplants. A commonly taboo conversation to have among men, Gerad shares his emotional process and stream of thought regarding his lack of confidence and doubt in himself through losing his hair, ultimately leading to the procedure that will hopefully allow him to regain a certain sense of self in the physical realm. He openly shares about his doubts, skepticism and ultimate optimism of his decision in hopes to shed light and stigma away from such a common issue so many men and women deal with.
This is Gerad’s hair story, part 1...
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Follow Matthew Collins: https://www.instagram.com/matthewstylist/
Follow Drew Schaefering: https://www.instagram.com/drewschaefering/
Follow Dyson Hair: https://www.instagram.com/dysonhair/
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