TG Hair Salon & Barber Shop is now open in the former home of Footlights Dance & Theatre Boutique in downtown Silver Spring.
The Ethiopian hair salon opened last month and is home to Hair by Tigi, for which hair braider Tigist Ayanu has gained a following on TikTok with over ten years of professional experience.
Footlights closed after nearly twelve years in downtown Silver Spring and consolidated to its Frederick location due to what the dance boutique owners called a shift in customer shopping patterns.
“We found that in the last few years, the overwhelming majority our of regular clients that reside in the counties that the Silver Spring storefront was first opened to accommodate, prefer traveling to our Frederick Boutique. Many comment on enjoying the local and unique small-town advantages of Frederick when they visit, including local small restaurants and unique shopping. Many instructors and studios prefer our larger waiting area in Frederick for bigger group fittings, or they themselves have a special bond to our Frederick Boutique being the same place they got fitted for their first pair of pointe shoes years ago. In addition to the advantages in Frederick, our D.C. clients have been taking advantage of our in-studio shopping options, and regularly order their essentials or restocks from our website between studio fittings.”
TG Hair Salon & Barber Shop is located at 938 Wayne Ave. in downtown Silver Spring and on Instagram at tg_hair_salon.