Purple Label Luxury Barbershop

Purple Label Luxury Barbershop is a KC-metro native–owned premium barbershop in Overland Park, Kansas, founded by DeJuan Bonds — a Ruskin High School graduate who has served as Official Barber to the Kansas City Chiefs since 1998 and the Kansas City Royals since 2003, built from a first shop opened in 1997 into the first multi-ethnic barbershop in Johnson County.

Description

Purple Label Luxury Barbershop is an appointment-only premium barbershop at 11934 W 119th Street in Overland Park, Kansas, owned and operated by DeJuan Bonds.¹ Bonds is a KC-metro native — a graduate of Ruskin High School in south Kansas City — who began cutting hair at age 14 using his mother’s clippers to give his brothers haircuts when the family couldn’t afford frequent visits to a shop.² He trained at EaLa Mars Cosmetology and Barber College, graduating in 1995, and opened his first shop, Napps Barbershop, in Olathe in 1997.²

The Purple Label name carries deliberate weight: “Purple” references royalty and the Paleolithic tradition of hair care as a duty of the wisest priests; “Label” nods back to his original storefront, Napps.² The shop is positioned as a five-star experience — appointment-only, clean lines, no walk-in chaos — built for a clientele that includes professional athletes and everyday Johnson County residents. Bonds has described his goal as broadening the demographic and diversity of the barbershop, and Purple Label bills itself as the first multi-ethnic shop in Johnson County, Kansas.²³

Bonds’ professional reputation extends well beyond the shop floor. Since 1998 he has served as Official Barber to the Kansas City Chiefs, traveling with the team and setting up shop at Arrowhead on Thursdays during the season; since 2003 (one source says 2004) he has held the same role with the Kansas City Royals, for whom the club built a dedicated barbershop inside Kauffman Stadium in 2015.² He created signature haircuts for players Eric Hosmer (“Hoz”) and Jarrod Dyson (“Zoom”), has cut Patrick Mahomes’ hair before Super Bowls and his wedding, and has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, HBO, and the NFL Network’s Hard Knocks.²³

Ownership and history

DeJuan Bonds was born and raised in the Kansas City metro; he attended Ruskin High School in south Kansas City. His passion for barbering began at age 14 from financial necessity — cutting family members’ hair — and he recognized early that the quality of his work could support a career.²

Year	Event
1995	Graduated EaLa Mars Cosmetology and Barber College
1997	Opened Napps Barbershop, Olathe, KS (first shop)
1998	Named Official Barber of the Kansas City Chiefs
2003–04	Named Official Barber of the Kansas City Royals
2008–15	Official barber, KU Men’s Basketball team
2009	Opened Purple Label Luxury Barbershop by NaPPS, Overland Park (with barbers Aaron Wyatt and Darrin Dillard)
2015	Royals build dedicated barbershop inside Kauffman Stadium
2020	Flew to cut Patrick Mahomes’ hair before Super Bowl LIV; also before Mahomes’ wedding

Bonds has stated that he built both businesses without taking loans.² He also coaches and sponsors Johnson County youth sports teams.² The MOL (Members Only Lounge), an adjacent private social space for Purple Label clientele, has been reported as a recent extension of the brand.³

Links

• Official website: https://www.purplelabelkc.com/
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/purple-label-luxury-barber-shop-overland-park-2
• KC.org profile: https://kc.org/hearts-minds/dejuan-bonds
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purplelabel_barbershop/

Sources

Disputes

Minor founding-year discrepancy: Purple Label’s own history page states 2009; KC.org and some secondary sources say 2010. Own site preferred. No substantive disputes about ownership, identity, or operating status.

Footnotes

1. Yelp — Purple Label Luxury Barber Shop (updated May 2026), https://www.yelp.com/biz/purple-label-luxury-barber-shop-overland-park-2 — Asserts: address 11934 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213; phone (913) 317-1300; hours Tue–Fri 8:30am–6:30pm, Sat 7:00am–4:00pm; appointment-only; active operating status. ↩

2. Purple Label — About/History page, https://www.purplelabelkc.com/history — Asserts: DeJuan Bonds attended Ruskin High School; trained at EaLa Mars Beauty/Barber College; started at Deb’s Images age 19; opened Napps Barbershop 1997 (Olathe); opened Purple Label 2009 with Aaron Wyatt and Darrin Dillard; KC Chiefs official barber 1998; KC Royals official barber 2003; KU Basketball 2008–2015; Royals built dedicated barbershop in stadium 2015; built without loans; sponsors youth sports; Purple Label = first multi-ethnic barbershop in Johnson County; address 11934 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213; phone 913-317-1300. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

3. KC.org — “DeJuan Bonds,” https://kc.org/hearts-minds/dejuan-bonds — Asserts: Bonds is a KC metro native and Ruskin HS graduate; began barbering age 14; opened Napps 1997; opened Purple Label 2010 (note: own site says 2009); KC Chiefs official barber 1998–2010 in-house; signature haircuts “Hoz” and “Zoom”; Patrick Mahomes’ barber for Super Bowl and wedding; featured ESPN, Sports Illustrated, HBO, Hard Knocks; first multi-ethnicity shop in Johnson County; The MOL (Members Only Lounge). ↩ ↩² ↩³