About Us

At first, it was just a vision. A spark in the mind of Jason Bell — J-1da The Barber.

Born and raised in Kansas City, KS, Jason grew up with clippers in his hand and an eye for detail. Every cut told a story. Every shop visit was culture in motion. But there was one problem — nobody was documenting it.

There were magazines for fashion. For sports. For music.
But for barbers — the artists shaping the culture every single day — there was nothing.

So between cuts, Jason began to dream. He filled notebooks with ideas, sketches, and rough drafts of what a barber’s magazine could be. He asked his fellow barbers, his clients, his family, his friends — and they all said the same thing: “We need this.”

The vision grew. The demand grew. People kept asking:
“When’s it coming out? When’s the magazine dropping?”

Jason knew he had something bigger than an idea — he had a movement.

But it wasn’t easy. It took three years of late nights, setbacks, and revisions. Three years of pushing through when others might have quit. Then, the right people came along. Graphic designers Alx Beshkova-Bordages and Jacob Walker joined the mission — and together, they transformed sketches and rough drafts into pages and covers.

What started as a dream in the back of a barbershop became a reality.
Barbers Illustrated Magazine was born.

Today, Barbers Illustrated is more than ink on paper. It’s a platform. A stage. A voice for the barbering community around the world.

This is not just a magazine.
This is barber culture documented.
This is Barbers Illustrated.