Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon, CBEwas a British and American hairstylist, businessman, and philanthropist. He was noted for creating a simple, close-cut geometric hair style called the Bob cut, worn by famous fashion designers like Mary Quant and film stars such as Mia Farrow, Goldie Hawn, Cameron Diaz, Natasha Kinski and Helen Mirren...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth17 January 1928
people crafts enough
It's not recognized by enough people as a worthy craft.
people crafts enough
Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.
intelligence pick
It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
regret selling company
My greatest regret is selling my company.
our-society realizing being-human
Realizing our society as it is, without theology dogmatically telling us how we should react to it, and being humane toward that society, that is all that we're sure of.
father ran
When I was about 10 I ran away to see my father. He couldn't have cared less. He just took me back as soon as he could.
fashion designer favourite
Mary Quant is my favourite fashion designer.
views important judaism
Judaism is important to me from a tribal point of view.
fans jazz
I'm a great jazz fan.
watches pianist
'The Pianist' is a movie I could watch over and over again.
mother winning
You never argued with my mother. You couldn't win.
mother father holes
During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
football morality obligation
Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.
art color years
For nine years I worked to change what was hairdressing then into a geometric art form with color, perm without setting which had never been done before.