Vidal Sassoon

That's Not My Age can't wait till September when a new documentary, Vidal Sassoon, The Movie and an autobiography (aptly called Vidal: An Autobiography) are due to be released. I once asked my hairdresser, Mr Guy Healey, 44, why Vidal Sassoon, 82, was considered the best hairdresser, ever. After all, the free haircut I received at the Sassoon salon during my Manchester student days wasn't anything to write home about. In fact, it ended in tears. The moral of that little story is... you have to pay for a decent haircut. Anyhow, Guy told me that Sassoon revolutionized hairdressing, changed the rule book for everybody, 'Before it was about the finish. He made it about the cut.'



Back in the 1963, Sassoon created the five-point bob. An ultra-modern pixie cut worn by the fabulous Mary Quant. In his new autobiography Sassoon admits that he was so excited about cutting the fashion designer's hair that he accidentally nicked her ear! And that Quant's husband, Alexander Plunket Greene asked, 'Do you charge extra for that?'

In spite of the ear-cutting episode, Mr Sassoon went on to cut the amazing Grace Coddington's hair and become the world's most famous hair stylist:



Read more about Vidal Sassoon's autobiography here


Have you ever risked a free hair cut?

Photos
Vidal Sassoon: Tribeca Film Festival
Vidal and Mary Quant picture and quote: Daily Mail
Vidal and Grace Coddington: Little House of Style