Recently, I went for a haircut. I was expecting a routine trim, maybe a scolding for going so long between appointments.  But I ended up leaving the salon with more than a new style. I learned a trick that will save the hair on the left side of my head.
That day I was trying out a new stylist—Francis Catanese at Art and Autonomy in New York City. Everything started out normal; I had my hair washed and then took a seat in front of the mirror. But when Catanese started combing the strands on the back of my head, out of nowhere he asked, “Do you wear your purse on the left side?”