Vidal Sassoon: How One Man Changed the World with a Pair of Scissors - Hardcover

Sassoon, Vidal; Gordon, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847838595 ISBN 13: 9780847838592

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2012

Synopsis

HardCover. Pub Date :2012-10-02 Pages: 168 Language: English Publisher:. Rizzoli International Publications A captivating look at the career of social and style revolutionary Vidal Sassoon A visionary hairstylist who became a household name. Vidal Sassoon was an instrument of change during the cultural shifts of the 1960s. Inspired by Bauhaus architecture. Sassoons career took off with the Nancy Kwan bob in 1963. followed by the boyish five-point haircut that blurred class and sexual distinctions in the unisex era. These low-maintenance styles signaled liberation from the constraints of the past and led to a mix of social strata in his Bond Street salon as both ladies and shopgirls had their hair trimmed side by side. His singular and iconic haircuts for tastemakers such as Grace Coddington and Mia Farrow charted a new course for ideals of feminine beauty. Combining fashion ...

About this title

About the Author:

Vidal Sassoon is a master hairstylist and philanthropist. He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2009. Michael Gordon is the founder of Bumble and bumble and the producer of Vidal Sassoon: The Movie. Grace Coddington is a former model and the creative director for Vogue.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0847838595
• ISBN 13: 9780847838592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168