Bow Belt - UC Berkeley

Photo taken by Brittany Curran

Mariya - Duke University

Transitioning into college life can be daunting and after settling at Duke, finding a good hairstylist was likely on your minds. I am sure that like myself, most of you have someone at home that you fully trust with your hair and to whom you've been loyal for years. I know that many of you wait until you go back home to get your hair cut.

But what happens if you have an event that you need to primp up for or your roots are starting to show right in the middle of the semester when you're far from home?!  In my first few years at Duke I've shopped around different salons hoping to find someone that understands what I want and can translate it into a cut I like. I've been to Wavelengths, Studio One, Altered Image and gone as far as Chapel Hill at Aveda or Destenee Salon and even the Southpoint are at Studio 168. 

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While I can't say I have ever had a bad experience at any of these places, it wasn't until I had my first haircut with Mariya at Stage I in 2010, next to Watts Grocery, that I knew I had found someone who would definitely get a second visit from me. Soon enough I discovered she was quite popular among my friends and the greater Duke Community, having had Serena, Paul and Sarah, all of whom have been featured on Campus Sartorialist, as her clients.

So Duke guys and girls, if you're ever in doubt about finding a stylist that listens and delivers, I would definitely recommend Mariya!

To set-up an appointment with Mariya call her @ 919-619-1760 or call Stage I @ 919-286-0055 and ask for her. If you've already been her client, leave your comments in the section below!

Kyler - Duke University

Kyler is a senior from Atlanta majoring in Theater Studies.

Amanda - UNC

Amanda is a Junior at UNC studying Exercise and Sport Science. I saw her while visiting friends on Duke's Campus.

Duke University - 1966

Joe College and Betty Co-Ed on West Campus - 1966

Stephanie - Duke University

Stephanie is a Senior from Columbus, Ohio studying Public Policy. Stephanie is also the Fashion Director for DMIX, one of Duke University's Fashion and Lifestyle magazines.

Jonathan - Duke University

Jonathan is a Program Coordinator in the Duke University Medical School.

Jonathan's 4-looped belt is made by Wiley Brothers (check this blog post on RuePrep )

Michelle - NYU

Michelle is a Sophomore from South Korea studying Business at the NYU Stern School of Business. We met while interning for fashion designer Zero+Maria Cornejo in NYC this summer and met up with her this past weekend. If more campuses were like the NYU one, it would make our jobs as street style photographers so much more entertaining.

Kim - Parsons

Some of you might remember Kim from one of the first posts on Campus Sartorialist. She is now a first-year graduate student studying Fashion Design at Parsons The New School for Design in NYC.