The Founders
Christine Thompson
& Jon Reyman.
Christine and Jon met on set in 2009, at the kind of editorial shoot that runs eighteen hours and demands ten different versions of the same hair. They argued about technique, agreed about everything else, and started joking about a salon that would do the work properly — quietly, slowly, with full consultations.
The first Spoke & Weal opened on Wooster Street in 2014, with eight chairs and a waiting list within the month. Vogue covered the launch. Allure named the colorists "the most honest in New York."
Today there are ten salons. The work is the same.
"They were the first colorists in New York to take honesty seriously. They will tell you what your hair will not do."
— Vogue · Best Colorists Issue, 2024
Press & Recognition
Ten years on the page.
Our Practice
In-person consultation, every time.
No appointment is booked without a face-to-face conversation. We discuss outcomes, lifestyle, hair history, and what is actually possible.
Our Training
Three years before the chair.
Every stylist trains at Spoke & Weal Studios for a minimum of three years — color theory, fashion, photography, and form — before taking a paying client.
Our Stance
Honesty over upsell.
If a service won't work for your hair, we will tell you. If you don't need a treatment, we will not sell it. Word of mouth runs the salon.