How the Ladies of Bravado made me Change my Ways
Hill Rag, Summer 2004
"'Come on!' they called, 'we'll make you look completely different.' Now, wait. I thought, Should I be offended by that? After we spoke for a while about their individual paths to hair care, Kay Rahmoune and Latifa Naani gave me the once-over, talked amongst themselves, and decided. I was to be cut. Soon I was under the scissors of two wonderfully warm Moroccan ladies, the new owners of Bravado Salon at 655 C Street, SE across from Eastern Market. To tell the honest truth about this experience, I loved it, and not because I let it go to my head. Ive always secretly wanted that hair-cutting experience when the hairdresser has a vision of your look..."

Bravado Hair Design Holds Fundraiser on November 1st for Covenant House Childcare Center
Hill Rag, Fall 2004
"On November 1st, a small team of hair stylists and a manicurist from Bravado Hair Design on Capitol Hill will descend on the University of Maryland, scissors and polish in hand. Their mission is not just to spruce up students' coifs and toenails. Bravado has a larger goal..."

Bravado's Heads of State
Washington Post, 7/1/98
"It's summer. Congress is in recess. Hair is everything. Chelsea Clinton's new short summer 'do, all wash-and-wear, toss-and-turn insouciance, is a creation of Ian McWilliams, who owns a salon called Bravado near Eastern Market on Capitol Hill. Turns out he cuts President Clinton's hair, too, once every three weeks or so. And Vice President Gore's. And various other Gore heads..."