Another fashion great has passed away. Vidal Sassoon, hairstylist and founder of geometric and wash and wear hairstyles in the sixties, died of leukemia Wednesday. When he first came onto the scene in the fifties, women wore curled, teased, and bee hived hairdos. Mr. Sassoon replaced these heavy styles with creative cuts that required little styling and were very mod. It was only perhaps two years ago Mr. Sassoon appeared as a guest on one of my favorite shows, Bravo's Shear Genius. I didn't even realize he was still alive at that point but it was great to see a hair styling icon in action. Well, not with scissors but with advice to the contestants.
On a side note, I was surprised to learn that Grace Coddington, Vogue magazine's current creative director, was the model in a famous Vidal Sassoon hair photo. Wouldn't have guessed that one!
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| Sassoon geometric cut on Grace Coddington |
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| Grace Coddington now |
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