Former President of the United States, Barack Obamasaid that, before I left Chicagocompleted a pending activity and was unable to complete it. The politician He visited his old barber and returned there see under your handsbut this time in a special way.
In your X account Obama shared a video that was just over a minute long It shows how the process took place Zariff, the hairdresser who accompanied him for years in Chicago.
“I couldn’t leave Chicago without my old barber Zariff cutting my hair!”the 64-year-old former Democratic president wrote on the social network.
During the clip The focus is not just on Zariff: They also take a tour of the premises and interview the people who work there.
This hair salon, something very special for Obama, is located at 5234 South Blackstone Ave., Chicago, 60615according to the review by library.
In an interview with the magazine beings made in 2020, Zariff shared how his life changed after meeting Obama and become your official hairdresser. He was once known as “The First Barber.”
“I’ve always been very popular at what I do, but never to this extent. I am very proud to be the first hairdresser. “There’s a lot to do with that because everyone sees it,” he said.
Zariff, of African-American descenttalked about an experience he had with the former president in 2004 “The Obama Cut”after you had to have it prepared for a special event.
“The Obama cut is a custom cut. It came about in 2004 when Mr. Obama walked into the barbershop and said he was going to speak at the Democratic National Convention that night. So.” I had to give it an elegant look. Before that I wore my hair longer. and a little curlier. I cut it short and stylized it on the sides, back and neck,” he explained.
Accordingly life stories, Obama got his hair cut at the Hyde Park Hair Salon in the late 1980swhile working as a community organizer, and has since become a loyal customer.
Then, in 1998, Zariff took over as her official hairdresserand even traveled to the White House several times to get his hair cut.
The Chicago native He has also been a hairdresser for other big celebrities such as Muhammad Ali, Steve McQueen and Spike Lee. However, his fame peaked when he began to care about Obama’s appearance.
In conversation with beings, Zariff assured that the price of a piece of his in Hyde Park was around 50% 21 dollars. However, Today the review of library Note that the value can range from $30 to $80and depends on the type of service desired and the day of care.
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