Vidal Sassoon, Mary Quant and the haircut that defined 60's London. RIP Vidal

Vidal Sassoon is often called the founder of modern hairdressing. If you’ve ever had a graduated bob, your hairdresser would have learnt the Vidal Sassoon techniques. He was the first of the “celebrity” hairdressers and really changed the entire hairdressing industry. Even the layout of modern salons owes a due to Sassoon and his Bahaus-influenced...Read More »

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Vidal Sassoon

VIDAL SASSOON Vidal Sassoon and His Muses: The Iconic Cuts AboveFor Coddington, Vidal Sassoon created his five-point cut—a geometrically rigorous style that defined the 60s. By Eric Swayne. Below M…

Legendary hairstylist and innovative beauty businessman Vidal Sassoon was found dead in his home. Here's to a man who spent his life creating beauty.

MODERN SALON Media reports that professional beauty industry legend and icon Vidal Sassoon has died at age 84 at his California home. Sassoon was best known for revolutionizing the salon industry and hair fashion with his ready to wear cuts and his innovative approach to education. MODERN SALON will continue to report on this story as the industry mourns this loss.

Vidal Sassoon- "The man that changed the world with a pair of scissors." by Ashley Paulson- Salina Campus Director of Education Sassoon 'the man' has laid out a structurally sound foundation for efficient and precise haircutting today. In the 1960s, Vidal realized that hairdressers of their time were forcing their clients to be bound to