Stylists

Pony Lee

(They/He)

INTERESTS:

Classic Cars, Performing Arts, Travel, Experimental music, analog culture, Body Modification ,Queer History, hiking, Hot yoga, My dogs Butch and PorkChop.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Cutting short hair to medium hair styles, disconnection , fades , design, precision bobs, classic barber techniques. collaborating with my guests to find what works for them.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

Eagle LA

QUEER HERO?

Kate Bornstein, Vaginal Davis, Fakir Musafar, Nancy Velverde

Brie Coons

She / Her

INTERESTS:

Cats, Motorcycles,
TV & Film Hair

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Fades, Short cuts, Creative cuts, razor cuts.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

Angeles Crest on my bike.

QUEER HERO?

Me.

David Bailey

He/She/They

INTERESTS:

Marvel comics! Video games, horticulture, and of course hair!

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Creative color, short to medium haircuts

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

My backyard garden!

QUEER HERO?

Wiccan from the Young Avengers

Jenna “Jay” Grossman

Human/ She/ They

INTERESTS:

Plants, cats and dogs, fine dining, witchcraft, makeup and fashion, the color purple.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Long Hair, Curls, and Creative Color.

FAVORITE LA SPOTS:

Will Rogers Bech, Little Tokyo, Hugh Spa.

QUEER HERO?

Marylin Monroe, Willam, Sophie, Freckle.

Lizz Meador

They/Them

INTERESTS:

Nature Walks, Cooking, My dogs, escaping in Science Fiction, Fantasy & Historical Dramas.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

“Wash & go” styles, Big Transformations/ Makeover haircuts, edgy fringes with whimsical details. Dimensional & intentional color. All Short hair. Adding movement & texture to Fine long hair. All hair textures especially wavy hair.

FAVORITE LA SPOTS:

Descanso Gardens &
The Abandoned LA Zoo

QUEER HERO?

Bernadette from Priscilla Queen of the Dessert.

Sophia Isabella

She/They

INTERESTS:

Plants & flowers, seasonal abundance, beauty & aesthetics, fabric & fiber, dialectics.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Wash & wear cuts that work with clients natural texture to look good with minimal or no styling. Hair that is lived in. Bright colors, bleach, and soft and subtle color. 

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

The river.

QUEER HERO?

Anna Nicole Smith, Silvia Federici, Whitney Houston, Audre Lorde & Monique Whittig.

Di Valdovinos

They/She

INTERESTS:

Hiking, drag, soccer, roller skating, my goblins (aka cats) Jinkx & Charm, trying new foods, makeup, motorcycles, trash TV.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Extensions, blondes, wavy/curly hair, all length haircuts, dimensional color.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

LA State Historic Park.

QUEER HERO?

My chosen family.

Andrea Arriola

She/They

INTERESTS:

Cooking, dogs, hiking, poetry.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Curly/wavy hair, low maintenance color , creative color.

FAVORITE LBC SPOT:

Wild chive in LB (Queer and POC owned vegan food).

QUEER HERO?

Marsha P Johnson & Silvia Rivera
(historically), Andrea Gibson (current).

Kurt Thomas

He/Him

INTERESTS:

Astronomy docs, animation,
sci-fi, gym.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Traditional barber cuts.

FAVORITE LA SPOTS:

Akbar, Footsies, Eagle LA.

QUEER HERO?

William S. Burroughs,
James Baldwin,
Rosaleen Norton.

Shayne Pazyra

He/Him

INTERESTS:

Hiking, mountain peaks, waterfalls, moths, bug pinning, horror movies, cooking, dogs and learning about people’s pets!

HAIR SPECIALITY:

All hair textures and lengths. My favorite thing to do is a full transformation cut. I especially love bald fades, fades, and classic scissor cuts. Also love mullets, shags, and textured messy cuts. Anything that allows me to use my barber and stylist background in one is an awesome thing.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

Angeles National Forest.

QUEER HERO?

Lou Sullivan, Marsha P Johnson, Harry Allen.

Leigh Cordovez

They/Them

INTERESTS:

Cats, video games , travel, national parks, plants, Star Wars.

HAIR SPECIALITY:

Fades, Razor cuts, anything with lots of texture, creative cuts & color, personalized haircuts.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

Anywhere with plants and/or coffee.

QUEER HERO?

Gerard Way, Jinkx Monsoon

Support Staff

Elliot Musgrave
Co-Owner
He/They

INTERESTS:

Roller skating, dancing, reading.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

The Eagle LA.

QUEER HERO?

Leslie Feinberg
and James Baldwin.

Kimberly Loftus
Shop Assistant
She/They

INTERESTS:

Acting, baking, connecting with lovely humans, the love of my life my dog Clara, podcast editing, reading, roller skating, TTRPGs.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

Angeles National Forest.

QUEER HERO?

bell hooks.

Spike
Assistant & Events Curator
He/ They ALL the Pronouns

INTERESTS:

Art, Horror, Tattoos, Music, Mezcal, Boots, Food, Anything with wheels, Occult and Leather.

FAVORITE LA SPOTS:

Pans Apothika, Lotus Vegan, Olvera Street , Bullet Bar.

SPECIALTIES:

Milti- Medium Artist, Performer, Actor, Curator, Alternative Intimacy Advisor, Jack of All Trades. Master to some.

QUEER HERO?

Keith Harring, ELVIRA,
Leigh Bowery, Cat Woman.

Wynn Barnard
Shop Assistant
They/Them

INTERESTS:

Art, community, experimental animation, compost, bodies of water, my dog & cat.

FAVORITE LA SPOT:

Rosie’s Dog Beach, Bluff Park, Rose Park cafe

QUEER HEROS?

Leslie Feinberg, Audre Lorde, Alison Bechdel