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For me the working of hair is architecture with a human element.

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
Hair
Working
Human
Humans
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Architecture
Elements

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'The Pianist' is a movie I could watch over and over again.
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Hair is another name for sex.
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I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.'
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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
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So I was shampooing at 14. But I've always thought that had I the opportunity for an education, I would have been an architect. There's no question about it.
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There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'
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I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.
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When the doubters tell you it can't be done and all kind of tragedies will come your way, I say nonsense. If you can get to the very root of who you are and make something happen from it, my sense tells me you are going to surprise yourself.
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Most people have excellent necks. Now they cover them with curtains, which is kind of ridiculous. But there are some beautiful necklines that you can cut into and create wonderful backs, as well as bone structure for the face.
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If you look good, we look good.
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Take good advice, make sure it is good advice, then do it your way.
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To sculpt a head of hair with scissors is an art form. It's in pursuit of art.
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The essence is, what can we do next? And will it be good?
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