His father opened Scala in the 1940s. Fred Moss picked up the shears 45 years ago. He now has three daughters he adores, but no son to carry on when Fred quits this old-fashioned Johannesburg barbershop.
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Moss brandished some humorous Scala publicity that was published in an international business magazine. Photo by Darren Taylor
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Many Johannesburg merchants, four bikers and the entire Springbok rugby club have sat in these chairs for a Moss haircut, the owner boasts. Photo by Darren Taylor
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One of the bikers asked for a custom cut featuring his Suzuki-made bike. Moss gave him the "weird" trim and called in a local newspaper photographer. Image courtesy Fred Moss.