In one corner of a salon in Cagli, Luisa Violini is putting old-fashioned plastic rollers into a woman’s hair. Ten feet away, her son, Matteo Susini, cuts away at a teenager’s locks, creating layers in her highlighted hair. A woman sitting with foils in her hair pages through an Italian fashion magazine while sipping espresso.

These days, Violini and Susini work side by side catering to the traditional and contemporary hairstyling demands of the Cagliesi people. This is a look at two generations of a Cagli hairdressing family and how it has evolved in the community.