Vidal Sassoon’s Home Gets a Haircut!

Vidal Sassoon’s Home Gets a Haircut!

Vidal Sassoon's Home Gets a Haircut!

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When we think of Vidal Sassoon, we instantly think of his revolutionary approach to hair design. However, there was a lot more to the man than cutting hair. From a childhood complicated by the desertion of his father only to be raised in an orphanage until his mother remarried, to quitting school and essentially setting out on his own at age 14, Vidal Sassoon was also an Israeli trained soldier who fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He was a man of passion, which quality was displayed in everything he undertook. Inspired by the German Bauhaus design philosophy of simplicity and maximizing function throughout his entire career, it’s not surprising that when Vidal opened his first salon in London, his vision was 180 degrees opposed to the beehive and big hair trends of the early 1960s. Women had been laboring over backcombed, tall helmets of hair that were held together with heavy lacquer, the preservation of which required wrapping in toilet paper before putting their heads down on a pillow at night. Some women actually slept sitting up. In 1963 Vidal put an end to that forever. His stunning statement of women’s independence was the geometrical "bob". For this he invented his signature five-point haircut to complement the bone structure. Finally women were free of long hours attending to complicated hairdos and for the first time in history reveled in wash & wear hair that fell into place with a shake of the head. Voila! The direction of the industry was changed forever.

Sassoon’s Bauhaus inspiration spilled over into his appreciation of fine architecture. Past owner of a number of important modern homes, he and his wife rescued The Singleton House in 2004, designed by Richard Neutra. The 6,400 square foot 4 bedroom, 5 bath home is on 5 acres on a bluff with spectacular views. Having been grossly neglected, the house required an almost total rebuild back into the modern palace it is today. Its superb detailing is a tribute to the perfectionism of two icons of design and the passion they had in common. Previously offered for sale at $20 million, since Sassoon’s death this year it has been placed back on the market at $18 million.

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