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It's not recognized by enough people as a worthy craft.

Vidal Sassoon

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Vidal Sassoon
Age: 84 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 17
Died: 2012
Died: May 9
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Hairdresser
London
England
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I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished.
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