A more affordable and new barber shop could soon be opening its doors in Central as a proposal has recently been submitted with Wagga City Council.
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Khato Khato arrived in Wagga two years ago and hopes to bring his flair and eye for design to men's heads by converting a shopfront, located on 56 Forsyth Street, into a barber shop.
"I'm from Iraq and when I was younger I was interested in being a barber because I used to work with my uncle who had a barber shop in Iraq and I worked with him for one year," Mr Khato said.
"When we left for Turkey I wasn't working as a barber, but then when someone was doing my hair I asked if they needed more help so I started with him and I've been a barber for about six years now.
"This will be my first job in Australia, as I'm still at uni, so it will take a while to build customers but hoping I can expand the store for women as well in a few years."
The 22-year-old said he hopes to open by the end of July and will initially be working on his own.
"Other barbers in Wagga are a lot more expensive, but I'll be doing something a bit different by offering the 10th service for free," he said.
"A lot of people in my community don't want to get a haircut by a barber as they can't speak English very well and struggle to tell the barber what style they want.
"I go over to their home and do their hair and so they are waiting for me to open up my store."
Mr Khato will be putting his own personal stamp on the door and wall of his shop.
"It's going to be called Khato's Barber Shop and I have a wings on my neck and that design will be on the door and on the wall that people will sit behind," he said.
"I'm hoping to stay open late, like 8am to 8pm, as there is nothing to do in Wagga after 5pm and open six to seven days a week."
Mr Khato's friend Jason Lagaali, also a barber, said there is definitely a need in Wagga for more barber services as the population increases.
"I've been a barber for about three years and I like it because it's talking to anyone and everyone and being able to relate to men who sit it our chairs," he said.
"We can inspire children and adults through a haircut."
Mr Lagaali said what makes a good barber is not just having good style.
"Conversation makes a good hair cut and you know it's good when the customer is happy with it," he said.