Lady Memphis

WHERE: MEMPHIS BARBERS, 247 MARY STREET GYMPIE, QLD. THE TEAM: STACY EDWARDS AKA LADY MEMPHIS, BRAIDYN, BRIDEE AND CJ. THE VIBE: LOUD, PROUD AND BOUNCY WITH BOY’S CLUB BANTER.

When you walk into Memphis Barbers, you immediately feel the high-level energy and charismatic personality of owner-operator, Stacy Edwards, known as Lady Memphis. The funky décor exudes a vibe reminiscent of the bustling streets of Melbourne and evolved from the humble beginnings of a country girl with a street-smart wit growing up in the regional town of Gympie, 45 minutes north of Noosa in Queensland.

Recently celebrating her establishment’s third birthday, Lady Memphis created Memphis Barbers with the vision of bringing new energy and a unique modern boutique barbershop into a progressive town on the verge of high growth and development. Stacy started small, in a one-chair shop nearby, and after six months realised, she was going to need a bigger shop. “I have always been known as Lady Memphis and I wanted my own funky Barber, so that’s where the name Memphis Barbers stems from.” said Stacy. The current location is testament to Stacy’s knowledge and understanding of her target audience and the local economic environment. The Memphis team consists of Lady Memphis herself, our talented apprentice’s 2nd Year, Braidyn and 1st Year CJ. We also have our Admin/ Marketing Assistant Bridee.

The Gympie community has embraced Lady Memphis and her team, not only because of their loud, proud and bouncy vibe with boy’s club banter, but also the passion for small business and embedded community engagement Lady Memphis brings to her home town. Memphis Barbers proudly sponsors numerous local sporting clubs, charity events and festivals, the internationally renowned Gympie Music Muster among them.

As an ambassador for Female Barbers, Lady Memphis also had the privilege of being asked to judge the FEIBI Awards back in 2019. This experience ignited her passion to host her own prestige awards event – 2020 Year of the Mullet Competition. The event was a huge success based on her vision, promotion and team dedication.

Stacy is dedicated to ensuring that her clients have access to largest range of men’s grooming and barbering products in the region. She is constantly updating stock and is currently promoting a wide range of products including Milkman, Melbourne Beard Oil, Proraso, Layrite, Uppercut and Slick Gorilla. Her passion also lies in supporting new products to the market and welcomes the opportunity to promote them to her customers.

“The barber world is such an uplifting industry and I love that everyone has each other’s back. Being in a small-town environment, motivation comes from knowing that people come to us from all over, for great quality service and style. Our signature service would be that we are renowned for our love and execution of traditional barbering and gentlemen’s grooming” said Lady Memphis.

For years, Lady Memphis has been inspired by so many greats in the industry. She is particularly drawn to the aesthetics of the UK-based old school barber world. Traditional barbering with attention to detail, fashion, style and way of life. She has always looked up to industry icons such as Jimmy Rods from Jimmy Rods Barber, Ben Susskind from Slicks, all the guys from Barber Brands International, Paul Valentine from Tarakona Brand Agency and Collette from Australian Female Barbers. “Every single one of them has their own strong and unique sense of style,” says Lady Memphis. “They hold themselves at an extremely high level in the barbering world and they have all succeeded by being themselves.” It is their encouragement of uniqueness and individuality, which she realises is so important in the industry. For Lady Memphis it has helped her have the confidence in herself to achieve what she has while bolstering the success of Memphis Barbers and the Lady Memphis brand. Lady Memphis is always creating new opportunities and experiences for her customers and the latest is the addition of the Jackie Club at Memphis Barbers. The Jackie Club is a private beer garden-style venue at the back of Memphis Barbers where Lady Memphis and the team can unwind, network and enjoy the company of their customers in a social environment, with banging beats and BYO beverages. Check out the Memphis Barbers Facebook or Insta pages for opening times.

All in all, Memphis Barbers is THE PLACE TO BE… A place to hang-out, get an amazing haircut, enjoy a beer and some classic banter with the team.