Style of Man

We didn’t go to business school and all, but we’ve heard that sex sells. Which is why the lovely ladies to your right are the nuts and bolts (or dare we say T&A?) of men’s salon Style of Man’s successful business plan. Owner Kathy Thomas unabashedly admits that her stylists are smokin’, but claims it’s more than their magazine-worthy looks—one stylist, Lauren Harris (pictured, center), actually is an FHM model—that keeps fellas coming back for more: They listen to girlfriend woes and suggest anniversary gifts, have easy-going, bubbly personalities, and always, always make guys laugh. Which is why, over the past 20 years, SofM has become a rite of passage.