LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A Louisville girl says she is blessed so to do what she love for 40 years she’s been making other folks feel and look their absolute best. She has executed all of it one hair at a time.

For many years, Cathy French has stood in the similar position, on the identical chair, with clippers or scissors in hand.

“It is been nice. It do not look like that lengthy. It is been amusing. I like assembly new other folks,” French mentioned.

Vacation Manor Barber opened its doorways on Brownsboro Highway in 1962.

French has been chopping hair there for 40 years there – in the end purchasing the store – her infectious laugher greets everybody who takes a seat.

“I by no means sought after to go away any of my consumers you recognize. I sought after to stick right here and make it paintings and now I personal it and happy with that. Labored onerous to get right here,” French says with fun.

As proprietor, she now has a staff of 7 backing her in one of the most longest operating barber stores in space.

She has reduce 3 generations of hair – getting to understand her consumers smartly…and respecting the client-stylist bond.

“What’s mentioned within the barber store remains within the Barber store,” she mentioned with a chuckle.

As her fortieth anniversary on the store approaches in August, a whole lot of recollections had been created inside of those 4 partitions – no longer all satisfied occasions.

“We made it via COVID. We are so grateful shall we keep in trade and keep busy. It was once difficult all through COVID, in fact,” French mentioned. “Thank goodness for all of the common consumers which were coming in for years that experience stored us going and at all times satisfied to get new consumers, too.”

She’s even had some well-known shoppers alongside the way in which.

“I gave Justin Thomas his first haircut. I were given an image of him; he gave me that image up there – he signed. I hadn’t reduce his hair in years since he were given well-known. That is one thing I’m happy with,” French mentioned.

The 2 causes she attributes to her good fortune: “Excellent consumers and nice haircuts.”

With 40 years executed, and hundreds of haircuts now in books, is putting up her scissors an choice? No method.

“I adore it. I could not have picked a greater occupation. That is what I like,” French mentioned.

Vacation Manor Barber store is open on a daily basis except for for Sundays and is positioned at 4942 Brownsboro Highway.

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