ISSUE NO 50: KREUZBERG'S BARBER SHOPS // PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANA GERBERDING

Photography Jana Gerberding
Styling Lorenza Maza
Grooming Gregor Makris
Photography Assistants Alena Schmick, Mathias Schmitt
Models Aykut, Sidar, Meco, Ali, Khalil, Sahid, Mohammed, Fadil, Burak, Ali
Hair- and Barbershops Salon Kassem, Coiffeur Yavuz, Coiffeur Muhittin, M-Style

We are in Kreuzberg, the so-called trendy district of Berlin. The alternative streets of the district are marked by the graffiti, cafes & bars, the mix between old and modern buildings. Around one third of the residents of Kreutzberg are immigrants – most of them have Turkish roots. Upon arriving in the city in the 1960s the foreign workers formed a tight-knit community. More than 50 years later, the gentrification has also found its way here, but unmistakably the face of this district is still dominated by its oriental flair. This is what one finds in the streets everywhere: the hairdressers and barbers Berlin. Some of them kept inconspicuous and simple, often only known to regular customers. While other salons have a more modern twist or have a trashy eighties style in the salons.

Ali: t-shirt JOSEPH, sweatshirt ADIDAS

Meco: sweatshirt FENDI, jacket MODEL’S OWN, jeans LEVI’S 501 CT, shoes NIKE

Khalil: jacket, sweater DIESEL BLACK GOLD, jeans STYLIST’S OWN

Aykut: top ADIDAS

Sidar: shirt NIKE, trousers, belt DRIES VAN NOTEN, shoes ADIDAS TORSION

from right to left
Ali: s-Shirt ACNE STUDIOS; Sidar: t-shirt NIKE; Mohammed: t-shirt BMW; Aykut: top, shorts ADIDAS; Ali: t-shirt NIKE; Fadil: t-shirt, shorts NIKE; Sahid: t-shirt UNIQLO X LEMAIRE, shorts ADIDAS; Meco: t-shirt MODEL’S OWN, shorts BJÖRN BORG, shoes NIKE; Burak: pullover MODEL’S OWN, shorts ADIDAS BY KOLOR, shoes ADIDAS TORSION; Khalil: t-shirt LEVI’S, shorts VOLCOM, shoes MODEL’S OWN