If you ask the question
"who is Barry Fletcher?" you're likely to get several responses.
One
likely response is that he's a 30-year veteran of the hair industry who's won
his fair share of hair competitions. You'll also get that he's a hugely
successful hair care entrepreneur, with a celebrity clientele. And another
response would be that he's a three-time author and one of the most sought after
African-American cosmetology experts in the US.
It's all true.
These days, though, Barry Fletcher will tell you that while he relishes
his legacy, his focus now is more on giving back to an industry and community
which for many years has been good to him.
He does this by traveling the
world sharing his extensive hair knowledge and by documenting his life
experiences in a series of books- "Why Are Black Women Losing their Hair?" Hair
is Sexual and latest, "Learn a Man, Earn a Man".
Late summer, Bermuda
welcomed the famed hair impresario when visited for a beauty seminar. While her
he chatted with Salon Magazine, and shared how he started in cosmetology, what
his creative inspirations are the importance of supporting the black hair
industry and, believe it or not, how the sport of boxing played a role in his
life.
Written by Nea Talbot