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Réunion de dames, Abraham Bosse, 17th century. A salon is a gathering of people held by a host. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" (Latin: aut delectare aut prodesse).
The salons have been studied in depth by a mixture of feminist, Marxist, cultural, social and intellectual historians. Each of these methodologies focus on different aspects of the salons, and thus have varying analyses of the salons’ importance in terms of French history and the Enlightenment as a whole.
Upon moving to Paris, he opened his own hair salon and dressed the hair of wealthy Parisian women until his death in 1658. [3] Women's hair grew taller in style during the 17th century, popularized by the hairdresser Madame Martin. The hairstyle, "the tower," was the trend with wealthy English and American women, who relied on hairdressers to ...
The Jersey Lilly, Judge Roy Bean's saloon in Langtry, Texas, c. 1900 A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the Old West.Saloons served customers such as fur trappers, cowboys, soldiers, lumberjacks, businessmen, lawmen, outlaws, miners, and gamblers.
The salons were seen by contemporary writers as a cultural hub for the upper middle class and aristocracy, responsible for the dissemination of good manners and sociability. Salons became a center of intellectual conversation, as well as a debate stage for social issues, playing host to many members of the Republic of Letters. In contrast to ...
A beauty salon or beauty parlor is an establishment that provides cosmetic treatments for people. [3] Other variations of this type of business include hair salons, spas , day spas , and medical spas .
In October 2017 Regis Corporation sold its Regis Salons, MasterCuts, and UK Supercuts to The Beautiful Group. [4] These salons became franchises keeping the same brand names. At the end of December 2019 Regis terminated its franchise agreements with The Beautiful Group and took back 200 salons [ 5 ] with the stated intention of finding a new buyer.
The first franchised Great Clips salon opened for business on July 16, 1983, in Brooklyn Center, MN. [6] The company grew from 150 franchised salons in 1988 to 1,000 by 1997. The 2,500th salon was opened in 2006. [7] The first franchisees, Mary Lou Barton (Ray Barton's wife) and Marylu and Roger Ledebuhr are still Great Clips franchisees today.