Cutting Hair with Fire: The Last of the Milanese Barbers

Cutting Hair with Fire: The Last of the Milanese Barbers

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Franco Bompieri owns Antica Barbieria Colla, the last of the traditional barber shops in Milan. There, they cut hair with candles. Why? It makes the hair fuller, and according to Franco, stops it from falling out. Franco admits he is from a different era, but still believes the old ways are the best.