SOHO HAIR GROUP DAY & MEDI SPA

SOHO HAIR GROUP DAY & MEDI SPA

916 Whalley Ave
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 745-0826

It was December 1980, the start of what was to become the “Me Generation” decade. After spending months in our favorite haunt, Soho, (south of Houston in NYC), searching for inspiration and design concepts, we were done. Our soon to be opened, 3 chairs, 480 sq ft unisex salon in New Haven was christened, SOHO HAIR. A name that, to us, represented a compilation of ideas, live and let live progressive attitudes and boundless creative energy. (Chelsea and Tribeca were yet to be discovered). We opened our doors Dec 15th, 1980; the week after John Lennon was shot. Merry Christmas. MTV was kicking off, CNN was born, Key West was overrun with refugees from the Mariel Boat Lift, and Post-it notes were introduced. Feathered hair was “out”, Pat Benetar and Blondie were “in”. Top album was Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”. *Important Note: a new BMW was $12,000. Disco was done and the yuppies hadn’t arrived. Hair had never been more important. Color had never been bigger. In 1980 your hair said it all. Our clientele were bands, the club set, and more bands. Blue and black hair ruled.

We grew and grew, by word of mouth and in 1985 we expanded to 14 chairs and added Hair Group to our name, by 1992 we opened a full service Day Spa and became Soho Hair Group and Day Spa. In 2003 we underwent a major expansion and remodeling; enlarging our staff with a strong focus on our extremely successful color department. In 2006 we undertook another expansion to expand our Day Spa now offering Medi-Services such as Botox, and Laser treatments.
We realize every decade has something in common; looking good and feeling good. There are countless salons and spas in the infancy of this new millennium and we’re happy you’ve found us. All the energy and ideas are still here.
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