For a while, Jacqueline cut hair inside our store, between the rails. She brought her scissors and clippers into the same space as the clothing.
Jacqueline trained as a hairdresser and worked in London and Paris before she came back to Hasselt. She cuts for the person in the chair, not for what's trending, and she goes for personality over a reference picture. We try to choose clothes the same way, so it made sense to have her here.
She has since opened her own place, and that chapter at Hympala is closed. It did show us how much a store can hold. Ours has been a gallery for Kunstennacht, a party venue for the Jeneverfeesten and, for a while, a hair salon by appointment.
