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ONE OFA HELL DO

Neo-rockabilly singer Levi Dexter gets a stylish trim from Mr Ducktail and his apprentice Nina

No self-respecting hep cat would entertain the thought of leaving the house without a perfectly sculpted pompadour, but where do greasers go to ensure they’ll get the finest retro centrepiece possible? They go to Frenchman William Seysell, known to the world as Mr Ducktail. Not only is Mr D rockabilly personified – from his oversized turn-ups to his Stray Cats tattoo – but he takes the bad boy image one step further: he’ll fashion your quiff using a flick-knife. Yes, that’s right, he’ll feather your filaments with steel in hand, and judging by the set of glistening blades he has on show for us, he’d have many a conventional hairstylist dropping their chihuahua and running for the hills screaming. Mr Ducktail is one serious barber – and this is no normal hairdo.

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