From waxing to electrical epilation and laser surgery, getting rid of unwanted hair is big business. But amid all these new-fangled methods, Leung Ho Shui-tin, Mrs Leung, is determined to keep the tradition of threading – removing single hairs with a length of cotton thread – alive. She talks to Samuel Lai about the ancient practice, which has been alive in China for thousands of years.
Monthly Archives: March 2017
匠(たくみ) – 線面師 – 職人の道 – 「線面」。それは中国古来の美容法で、起源は遡れないほど深い。中国でおしゃれに目覚める年ごろの娘たちが髪結いのおばあさんにしてもらっていたというその美容法とは?


