Baxter Finley and The Old New Old School
It seems customary now amongst the various men’s style blogs to talk about LA’s newest money vacuum, Baxter Finley. Baxter Finley is a high-end barber shop with low-end appeal. Focusing only on “basic cuts” and shaves, Baxter Finley hopes to capitalize on the recent, as designer J.P. Mastey put it, “trending to tradition.”
If you ask me, “trending to tradition” sounds like a bit of an oxymoron. It’s like saying “fucking to virginity”, or “bombing to peace” or “watching Star Trek to cool”. The two ideas really are the antithesis to each other, no?
Then again, the last time I had a high quality shave was in 8th grade after borrowing my dad’s Sensor Excel. I imagine with the recent “trend to tradition” and the fact that straight razor shaves complete with those bushy-brush thingies are becoming fashionable, men might “rediscover” other shaving utensils. Imagine, the Schick Mach 1 and those disposable Bic razors becoming the new “old school tradition.”
Douche1: Ah, I just had a refreshing $65 trim at Baxter Finley. Off to the links. You coming, Evan?
Douche2 (Evan): Not quite ready,Rupert. First, I must shave. I’ve just acquired a bevy of Bic razors at the local auctioning house! Now I can shave like that did back in ’99.
Douche1: swoons
Eventually we’ll all be shaving with Buck Knives and brushing our teeth with chalk like the Forefathers did.
9 Responses to “Baxter Finley and The Old New Old School”
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Follow me. No seriously, I know how to get out of here.
Jealousy is a weak emotion.
Indeed, I am jealous. I wish I could grow a fine mustache!
hater + a liar – i call bullshit on you and your AWESOME blog.
I’m no liar, but I’m definitely a hater. It’s the best way to be talked about by rappers.
first, you were a marketing intern, aren’t you supposed to be supporting the artifice that is “fashion”. second, i don’t hit “the links”, i golf. third, i don’t have a friend named evan; his name is brice.
Brennan,
First, thanks for commenting! For me, this is like Ronaldo coming to my 4th Grade Spelling bee and telling me that I just won the Transformers lottery.
Second, I do love fashion, which is exactly why I talk smack about it.
Hey intern.. cuts are $45 plus they have a HUGE stack of vintage playboys to look at… oh wait….
funny how you like to talk smack but you’re too much of a pussy to post a comment that attacks you.. weak.
I thought ALL of these comments were attacking me! Don’t worry, Cheez, here’s some love for you too.