Tucked away in colourful Brighton is Jimi’s Barbershop. Walk through metal chairs and wrestling posters and you reach eclectic haven, Queer Shears. Cat statues peek down from the mirror as I settle in for a fresh trim. I’m surrounded by cow-print wallpaper, offbeat zines and framed posters which say things like “Homosexuals in this area!”
The quirky decor mirrors the creativity of the stylist, Nat Pederson Torea (they/she). Scrolling through their Instagram page you’re met with an array of bright cuts, bold shears and shaggy mullets,