about 1972
Some names are chosen because they sound good. 1972 was chosen because it means something. It is the year Stephanie Williams’s father, and best friend, was born. His photographs appear throughout the salons, but the tribute is larger than what hangs on the walls. It lives in the name over the door and in the place Stephanie has built beneath it.
meet the founder, Stephanie Williams
Stephanie created 1972 with a clear idea of how a salon should feel: welcoming, beautifully considered, and serious about the work without ever feeling impersonal. What began as one North Paulding salon has grown into two locations and a team of nearly 20 stylists.
Education has remained part of that growth from the beginning. Stephanie has welcomed leading educators from across the country, creating opportunities for her team and other stylists to keep learning, refining their craft, and becoming better at the work they have chosen.
WHAT SHE SET OUT TO BUILD
Stephanie never wanted 1972 to feel like a salon people simply moved through. She wanted to create a place clients looked forward to returning to and stylists could build lasting careers. A place with high standards, room to grow, and enough warmth to make people feel known.
As 1972 has grown from North Paulding to Acworth, that idea has remained steady. The spaces may be different and the team may be larger, but the intention is still the same: do exceptional work, take good care of people, and never lose the personal part along the way.
AT a GLANCE
Lives in
Dallas, GA
coffee ORDER
Negroni, Obviously
Always listening to
Beach House, Always
Guilty pleasure
Love is Blind
take my money
Aritzia, Everlane
secret talent
Memorizing Rap Lyrics
pet peeves
Rudeness, Being Late
favorite place
Santorini, London
When she isn’t at the salon
Hosting Dinner Parties
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