Casts:
Vidal Sassoon
Mary Quant
Ronnie Sassoon
Having started my own hairdressing career in 1966, it was impossible not to be aware of the name Vidal Sassoon. Despite the fact that I didn't train or work there, I always knew that he had created the greatest revolution in hair, and no one could escape his methods or influence. I met him for the first time in the mid-nineties when I asked him if I could interview him for my book Hair Heroes. After the book was finished and I toured the country with it, I was invariably asked if I had a favorite hair hero. Despite the extraordinary achievements and accomplishments of everyone in the book, Vidal's effect was so broad, so radical, that I was forced to admit that I saw him as the number one most influential hairdresser in history.
The idea for the film started off as a personal tribute to him as he was approaching his 80th birthday, and then it grew into a major initiative to capture this man's life both in a film and a book. My intention was to leave a lasting memory of him that would inspire young people and re-inspire the older generation of hairdressers, as well as the millions of people in the world to whom the name Vidal Sassoon is either familiar or personal or evocative. Due to the fact that hairdressing's impact on society has not been very well documented or recorded, much less respected because of the lack of any serious written material, I am hoping that this is something that every hairdresser in the world will want to share with everyone they know.
The idea for the film started off as a personal tribute to him as he was approaching his 80th birthday, and then it grew into a major initiative to capture this man's life both in a film and a book. My intention was to leave a lasting memory of him that would inspire young people and re-inspire the older generation of hairdressers, as well as the millions of people in the world to whom the name Vidal Sassoon is either familiar or personal or evocative. Due to the fact that hairdressing's impact on society has not been very well documented or recorded, much less respected because of the lack of any serious written material, I am hoping that this is something that every hairdresser in the world will want to share with everyone they know.
