Dirk Diegel

Chatty, Diegel is not. Instead, this polite, German-born stylist, who has mastered hair of all lengths and textures in his dozen-plus years on the strip, lets his sharp cuts speak for themselves (though never so loudly he doesn't listen to what his clients have in mind). RUNNER-UP: Kent Newton (Kent Newton Salon) LAST YEAR: Jeffrey Dauksevich (Umi)