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…• editor's letter DADS OFTEN get overlooked, in life and in magazines. So in celebration of Father's Day, we've decided to devote the June issue of Platinum to dad. Beginning with "Who's Your Daddy?" (The Goods, page 14), we've assembled a selection of gifts to suit any dad, whether he's buttoned-up or laid back, sports nut or fashionista. In "A Salon Of His Own" (page 20), writer Karen Buscemi tags along with Ken Litvin of Berkley, who ...…
…contents JUNE 2007 • VOL. 7, NO. 6 JNONLINE.US Ken Litvin passes the time with son Spencer, 5, at the Barber Pole in Birmingham. features 20 A Salon Of His Own Congratulations! After years of hard work and diligence, you have One adventurous soul tries out four local barber shops catering to men, while Platinum tags along. achieved a tremendous milestone in your life. You 27 Golf Chic are now one step closer to your goals and Keep ...…
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…,:' TY- ‘-;;. A Salon Of His Own The old-fashioned barber shop is back. One adventurous soul tries out four local shops catering to men, while Platinum tags along. WRITTEN BY KAREN BUSCEMI PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANGIE BAAN AND ARMANDO RIOS 20 • JUNE 2007 • platinum i•-f2 A visit to a typical salon can be a bit overwhelming for a man. With club music and peal- ing chatter, aerosol hairspray and the pungent odor of nail acrylic filling the roo...…
…Opposite page: The Barber Pole in Birmingham has been in business for 58 years. This page: Ken Litvin of Berkley, our fearless volunteer, receives his first service of the day: a haircut at the Chop Shop in Berkley, a "custom hot-rod barbershop," says owner Jason Kavlitz. plaiinurn • JUNE 2007 • 21 …
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…Litvin gets a shave at Goodfellas (above), while his son Carson (below, left), gets a 'do of his own at the Chop Shop. Bottom right: Sports are the theme at Lady Jane's in Royal Oak. corn machine plus a flat-panel TV at each station, Wolfe thought of everything. Stylist Katie Perkins used Redken's Color Camo to blend away Litvin's grays. "It takes 10 minutes to process and no dryer is needed," she says of the product's selling points, "and it...…
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