“I know I have more male customers coming back to me now. I think they just don’t want to go to someplace where a woman will give them a perm.” – Wayne Kwasneski, owner, Wayne’s Barber Shop, Lemont
“The only thing we do different than a barber is that (barbers) shave. (Haircuts) are done the same way. There’s no difference, except that women have longer hair.” – Lucy Jiacobbe, stylist, Fantastic Sam’s, Berwyn
“It appears there are (fewer) barbers than there used to be. … There’s more money in ladies’ hair than men’s hair, and people are just gravitating to where the money is.” – Herman Harrison, owner, Cameo Beauty Academy, Oak Lawn
“The industry’s too versatile at this point (for barbering to make a big comeback). Men get their hair styled, not just cut.” – Beverly Haynes, director of cosmetology, Truman College, Chicago
