What A Pricey Haircut!

Filed Under: Wacky, Tacky & True Hairstyles Vogue

With most people hurting in this economy, British stylist Stuart Phillips is doing well with his salon in London's Covent Garden.

Doing VERY well, actually. In fact, some clients are paying about £20,000 (over $30k) for a haircut!

Phillips even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most expensive haircut back in 2007. Though back then it was only £8,000 (over $13,000), but with an upgraded service now, he's charging twice as much.

According to Phillips:

"Some clients pay £20,000 for a haircut but for that price they get my undivided attention. I am available to them for the whole day and we make sure they have the best of everything. I have had to provide everything from security teams and bodyguards, exotic and expensive oils to wash through the clients hair, interpreters, personal chefs, special scents put through the ventilation system, and even dog walkers to entertain their pets."

Seriously?!?

And guess what, there's a special friend discount! If you book him for £20k, you can bring a friend along to have their haircut for just an extra £8,000.

What a bargain!

But Phillips claims his price isn't so bad.

He adds:

"It may seem a lot of money, but I feel that these charges are justified. All you need to do is compare other expensive non essential things. For example certain hotels in the world can easily cost a few thousand pounds a day. A client of mine told me she will spend £3,000 on a handbag and she has over a hundred. If someone has a billion dollars in the bank, to fly their girlfriends or wives over it is nothing. To them, at £20,000, it is a drop in the ocean."

He better turn your hair to gold for that amount of money!

[Image via Dennis Gill/Matrix Photos.]

Posted: August 25, 2009 at 6:42 pm