Kim Connell: International Weave Specialist

For the past eight years, Kim Connell has been the owner of Salon Obsessions: The Weave Institute located in Silver Spring, MD. As a custom tailor for over twenty years, eight of those years were devoted to establishing herself as a Master tailor at the high-end retailer, Nordstrom. She was trained to be meticulous in every facet of her work. This innate work ethic allowed her to transform her love of tailoring into the art of weave and wig making. She infuses high quality craftsmanship into even the simplest of designs. Kim conducts weave and wig-making classes at cosmetology schools in Maryland (American Beauty Academy, Aspen Beauty Academy), Washington, DC (The Bennett Institute), Richmond Va.(Beauty Superstars Symposium), Baltimore, Atlanta, Georgia (Bronner Bros. Shows), The Dominican Republic (Glynn Jackson Hair Show) as well as in her own salon. She enjoys teaching weave and custom-wig creations from the foundation (various cornrow methods to make the weave smooth and undetectable) to closure methods (plug closure and her newly developed tornado closure) all with her unique “Tailored Touch.” Her goal is teach from a tailor’s point of view and bestow her knowledge to the up and coming weave artists in the industry.