Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist and businessman. He was noted for repopularising a simple, close-cut geometric hairstyle called the five-point cut, worn by fashion designers including Mary Quant and film stars such as Mia Farrow, Goldie Hawn, Cameron Diaz, Nastassja Kinski and Helen Mirren. [2] His early life was one of extreme poverty, with seven ...
Part of an ongoing series of 29Secrets stories, taking a deep dive into the history of legendary beauty products and iconic fashion and pop culture moments… By Christopher Turner Illustration by Michael Hak Renowned as one of the most famed hairdressers of all time, Vidal Sassoon is remembered for changing the craft of hairstyling forever. He dominated the 1960s, ending the beehive craze ...
Vidal Sassoon was a Jewish British hairdresser said to have "changed the world with a pair of scissors." He was also a major anti-defamation philanthropist. Sassoon (born ; died ) was born in Hammersmith, a borough of West London in the United Kingdom, to a Greek Jewish father and Ukranian Jewish mother. Raised primarily by his mother Betty after his father abandoned ...
Vidal Sassoon, CBE ( – ) was a British hairdresser, credited with creating a simple geometric, " Bauhaus -inspired" hair style, also called the wedge bob. He was also the first stylist to allow his name to be used on hair products and salons. Known as a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors," Vidal Sassoon created a revolution in hair styling ...
Vidal Sassoon CBE was a British hairstylist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist renowned for revolutionizing women’s hair fashion in the 1960s with his geometric, wash-and-wear cuts, notably the iconic “five-point cut.” His innovative approach liberated women from high-maintenance hairstyles, aligning with the era’s modernist aesthetic. Beyond hairstyling, Sassoon built a global brand of ...