A Look at the Hair and Fashion of Inception
Christopher Nolan’s Inception is an excellent film, a truly successful blend of meta-physical philospophy and old fashioned tension. But being in the male grooming business, we spent as much time...
View ArticleFive of the Best: Stylish Royalty
Edward VIII – The Duke of Windsor One of the most controversial British Royals of the 20th Century (and that says a lot), the former King Edward VIII will forever be remembered for abdicating and...
View ArticleSummer Hair for Men
Most men don’t specifically alter their hair in line with the seasons – we tend to find a style and stick with it for anything from one year to the end of our days. But adopting a new style for the...
View ArticleThe Style and Sound of Sweden in the Summer
It’s an irrefutable fact, Sweden is cool. Very cool. Whether it’s left of centre pop music, designer labels or northern Europe’s top barista culture, those Swedes just seem to have it all sorted. They...
View ArticleThe Hair of the Hour
The producers of new 50s set BBC drama The Hour and its writer Abi Morgan, have been at pains to disassociate the series from Mad Men. Yet from watching the trailers it’s hard not to get the feeling...
View ArticleBarber Profile: Matt Hughes.
Having started at our Covent Garden branch Matt has moved on to be a Head Barber and open our Murdock at Hackett Covent Garden store in March 2013. We thought we’d give you the chance to get to know...
View ArticleBarber Profile: Stephen Martin
Scot Stephen Martin left his hometown of Glasgow for the Big Smoke and here at Murdock we’re very glad that he did. He originally brought his incredible barber talents to our Covent Garden store, Mr...
View ArticleThe Hair and Style of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The new film adaptation of John Le Carré’s 70s Cold War novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is released in the capital’s cinemas this Friday. With strong reviews coming out of the Venice film festival...
View ArticleBarber Profile: David Sturgeon (Head Barber)
David is a great addition to the Murdock family, blending excellent technical ability and the friendliest-of-manners – pop into our Covent Garden store for a shave, haircut or a quick-tidy-up with...
View ArticleHair of the Day: Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey
You may or may not be interested in the aristocratic escapism of the Julain Fellowes’ penned Downton Abbey – the second series of which began last night on ITV1. Yet, we would reccomend it for one...
View ArticleFrancis Boulle at Murdock Covent Garden
Francis arrives for his haircut Francis Boulle, young IT entrepreneur, grammar aficionado and star of Made In Chelsea took time out last Monday to have his hair cut with barber Stephen Martin in our...
View ArticleTop Ten Quiffs.
The modern quiff – surely among the most legendary of hairstyles – is a mongrel combination of the 1950s pompadour and the flattop, with a slight hint of mohawk snarl. A staple of the British Teddy...
View ArticleMurdock Clients The Horrors on Later
The Horrors, one of our favourite bands, were on Later with Jools Holland last night. Any of our Shoreditch clients will clearly be able to see the unmistakable haircutting style of Head Barber Tom...
View ArticleVideo Interview with Mr Tom Bushnell
In the third video on our Murdock London Youtube channel, Tom Bushnell, head barber at Shoreditch, gives us his thoughts, feelings and personal preferences on grooming, style, culture and London....
View ArticleGQ Style Shrink names Alex Glover as the Finest Barber in London
When GQ’s Style Shrink and Associate Editor Robert Johnston was asked recently who was London’s best barbers, and where was the best place to go for beard shaping, he had only name to give: Alex...
View ArticleVideo Interview with Mr Alex Glover
Mr Alex Glover – Master Barber at Liberty, Soho (and namechecked by GQ’s Style Shrink as his go-to haircutting man) – answers a few of our questions on style, London, culture and grooming. Shot...
View ArticleBarber Profile: Matthew Jessop
Introducing the dapper Mr Matthew Jessop – barber at Murdock’s concession in Liberty’s menswear department. What is your preferred drink? All wine… If you had to choose another city other than...
View ArticleOur Favourite Hair of 2011.
2011 was a good year for men’s hair. Not just for the styles sported on top of the heads of modern gentleman but also the whiskers and beards that were proudly crafted on their faces. The increased...
View ArticleIvy League Hair.
The Princeton Seal & Key Club, 1962 ‘Preppy’ style has been going through somewhat of a revival of late. A look around at the shops nearby Murdock’s flagship barbershop in Covent Garden also...
View ArticleHair and Moustaches of the Oscars and Baftas 2012.
The Oscars and Baftas are on the horizon and although we’re cinephiles here at The Murdock Man, we’ve also got a thing about hair (you might have noticed). So here are some of our favourite haircuts...
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