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H
aving 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.
-- Michael Gordon, Executive Producer
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