Style Magazine: Interview

Right now, the fashion for women is soft, loose, and feminine.
Gideon Flitt uses terms like "chaos" and "uncommitted" and "anti-hairdresser." In his newly-opened and tiny Kitsilano salon called The Room, he's achieved a certain personal Nirvana: a place where he can paint his large figurative canvasses and spread his considerable charm to the enjoyment of the clients who fund his shears. As added entertainment, clients may get a short recital on cello, awe at some really good magic tricks, rollick to tales of growing up on the streets of West End London, or learn how to paint the gold stencil on his ceiling, broken only by a suspended typewriter.
The paintings attract clients."If you're that skilled that you understand form, colour, light, image, subject, projection, emotion, then your haircuts must have come from the same place. I want people to be feeling the art and creativity around them.". Hairstyling for Flitt is one expression of his personality, of which he has copious amounts. "I can make really easy decisions for client's like should they divorce their husband or buy a new car," he says jokingly. "But the real tough ones, like should they grow their bangs long, we've got to sit down and work it out."
In the end, there's the intimacy. "There's flirtation. It's an important ingredient," admits Flitt. "You have to find something attractive. It helps me design for them.
When they stop pushing my buttons, I start trying something new, so they do stimulate me."