Release - Interview with Dale Ted Watkins

Text by Jamie Harrison // Video by Andrew Gilbert // Published Friday 8 July 2011

MyHairDressers.com continues it's Interview Series with an interview from barbering expert Dale Ted Watkins of City Boy, recorded in 2010 following his hairdressing tutorial video shoot at the MyHairDressers.com studio.

Dale Ted Watkins has spent nearly 30 years pushing forward the boundaries of men's hairdressing in the UK. Having trained and worked at Vidal Sassoon alongside Sarah Astley, Dale felt the men's market was where his passion lay and he has continued to take this passion through stints in London salons such as Refinery and Adams of London and his clients include Sasha Baron Cohen and Guy Ritchie.

Dale’s technical ability and knowledge of traditional barbering techniques puts his company City Boy at the forefront of men’s hairdressing education and he is constantly in demand as a session stylist. He works closely with photographer Dean Chalkley and Acid Jazz records label boss Eddie Piller, and he recently styled Tony Christie for his latest album cover. 

Dale believes that men’s barbering and hairdressing is undergoing a resurgence back to old-fashioned values and his bespoke approach to cuts and styles reflect traditional male notions of grooming, masculinity and style.