Hillary Clinton closed part of a swanky New York department store so she could have a $600 haircut.

Part of Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue was put out of action on Friday while the would-be Democratic presidential nominee arrived with her large entourage.

The former Secretary of State and her group were seen entering the building by a side entrance before heading for the exclusive John Barrett salon, according to the New York Post.

The salon is on the ninth floor of the department store.

Make way: Clinton (centre, in fuchsia), along with aides and a security detail, on West 58th Street on her way to Bergdorf Goodman for a visit at the end of last month. Part of the store was reportedly closed off Friday so she could get a $600 haircut

Exclusive: A haircut at John Barrett salon costs $600 and getting your hair colored can cost as much again

A source told the paper: 'Staff closed off one side of Bergdorf's so Hillary could come in privately to get her hair done.'

An elevator bank was shut down so she could ride up alone, and then she was styled in a private area of the salon.

The store has four elevators close to the 58th Street exit that go to the salon.

'Other customers didn't get a glimpse. Hillary was later seen with a new feathered hairdo.'

Salon owner John Barrett charges $600 for a cut and blow-dry and getting your hair colored can cost as much again. Clinton is a regular client.

It is not known whether she paid for the haircut and if she did, how much.

Looking after her locks: Clinton on a campaign stop in Nashua, New Hampshire yesterday. She is a frequent client of John Barrett's, who runs the in-store salon at Bergdorf Goodman

Swanky: The luxury department store on Fifth Avenue. An elevator bank was reportedly shut down so Clinton could ride up to the salon alone

She has often made jokes about her hair in the past, given it has been a frequent topic of discussion in the media.

Clinton most recently quipped there was no way she would let her hair turn white in the White House, as she has been 'coloring it for years'.