Themost famous hairdresser in theworld tells hisfascinating lifestory
Vidal Sassoon's extraordinary life has taken him from an impoverished childhood to global fame as thefather of modern hairdressing, whoseslick sharp cutting took the fashion world by storm. His memoirbegins withsurprising and often moving stories of his early lifehis time at the Spanish & Portuguese Jewish Orphanage in Maida Vale, fighting fascists in London's East End, and fighting in the army of the fledgling state of Israel in the late 1940s. Hethen discusses his extraordinary career,during which he cut the hair of everyone who was anyoneincluding Mary Quant, Grace Coddington, Twiggy, Rita Hayworth, and Mia Farrow; launched salons all over the world; founded the hairdressing school that still bears his name; and became a global brand. He also shares the passions that drive himarchitecture and beautiful women, Israel and anti-Semitism, family ties and season tickets at Chelsea. Thecompellingmemoir of a genuine fashion icon whoreinvented the art ofhairdressing.
