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Vidal Sassoon: 17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012
The man who revolutionised the world of hairstyling with his geometric ‘wash and wear’ cuts, has died at the age of 84. Vidal Sassoon was the most famous hairdresser of the 1960s, so there’s no question that we’d have photographs of the man and his modern, low maintenance styles in the Daily Herald archive, held here in our Collections and Research Centre.
It just so happens that Caroline from our Collections team had put together a file of photographs for a group of design students a few months back, which included these little beauties of Vidal Sassoon. She pulled the file, and our Photographer, Paul, digitised a selection so we could share them with you.
Vidal Sassoon in action in his Grosvenor House Studio, Autumn 1962. C.S. Services Ltd. (Daily Herald Archive)
Handwritten note on reverse of photograph reads “Nancy Kwan: long sides; short back. This photograph taken during the session which launched the cut in 1962 (autumn)”
Vidal Sassoon with model, 20 October 1958. Daily Herald Archive
Mary Quant, Sandra Mundy and Vidal Sassoon, October 1964. Daily Herald Archive
Handwritten note on reverse of photograph reads “Fashion girl Mary Quant & star hairdresser Vydal Sassoon went to the “Eagle” pub at Stratford to groom Sandra Mundy, guitar player with the “China Plates” group.”
Portrait of Vidal Sassoon by Terence Donovan, 16 September 1964 © Terence Donovan Estate. (Daily Herald Archive)
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