The Strands That Bind Us

The Strands That Bind Us – 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 Tar...

The Strands That Bind Us – 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 Baza...

The Strands That Bind Us – 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 he...

The Strands That Bind Us – 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 ser...

The Strands That Bind Us – 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...~Follow Matthew Collins: https://www.instagram.com/matthewstylist/Follow Drew Schaefering: https://www.instagram.com/drewschaefering/Follow Dyson Hair: https://www.instagram.com/dysonhair/Follow Cruxe: https://www.instagram.com/cruxebrand/

The Strands That Bind Us –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...

The Strands That Bind Us –Today on the strands that bind us, Drew and I speak to what we have learned through our own experiences and conversations with peers on the business side of our industry which is often an undereducated topic for many of us. For many hairstylists, there is a desire we experience that transitions from working behind the chair at another individuals salon, as an employee of a company, or maybe assisting someone else, to branching out and starting something of our own. A...

The Strands That Bind Us –On this episode of the strand that bind us, we have the pleasure of speaking with Bailey Pope, a hairdresser, educator, and comedian who has face the challenges of navigating her path and stepping into the light as a transgender woman.Bailey began her career in education, working for TIGI, and moved to New York to pursue a career in editorial and education at the highest level.She has navigated the transition into a woman with courage, challenge, and love, finding su...

The Strands That Bind Us –Today on the strands that bind us, we speak with vibrant hair color and curly hair expert Leysa Carrillo.A native of Cuba, Leysa found her way into the hair industry as a result of her own struggles finding a salon that was able to work with her type of hair. After moving to Las Vegas as a professional dancer, she was turned away countless times from salons and stylists who didn’t know how to work with black hair.Once licensed, Leysa spent countless hours late night ...

The Strands That Bind Us –Mandi Line is a Los Angeles clothing stylist with a list of credits in features and TV shows to commercials and music videos. She has worked on hit shows like PRETTY LITTLE LIARS for 6 seasons, and worked with celebrities like Lucy Hale, Kirsten Dunst, and rock groups Linkin Park, Korn and many more.We with talk about her journey with trichotillo mania, an impulse disorder (possibly genetic, similar to Tourettes). She has had many obstacles to jump over has overcame ...