The British hairdresser who helped define the look of the swinging sixties has died. He’s probably best remembered for giving Mia Farrow her pixie cut during the making of ROSEMARY’S BABY, which she wore for years but the stylist also created signature looks for ’60s super model Peggy Moffitt, designer Mary Quant and actresses like Nancy Kwan, Carol Channing and his wife Beverly Adams. I thought I’d compile a photo gallery of some of my favorite Vidal Sassoon style moments as a tribute to the man and his work.
The look that started it all – Model: Actress Nancy Kwan
Vidal Sassoon cutting designer Mary Quant’s hair
Vidal Sassoon gave actress & singer Joyce Blair her signature look for Be My Guest (1965)
Vidal Sasson & his wife, actress Beverly Adams, on their wedding day. Adam’s is modeling a Sasson cut (1967)
Carol Channing getting her hair cut & styled by Vidal Sassoon
Super model & ’60s “It Girl” Peggy Moffitt modeled Vidal Sassoon cuts throughout the decade
Peggy Moffitt & other models on the set of Michelangelo Antonioni‘s Blow-Up (1966)
Peggy Moffit & other models sporting Sassoon looks on the set of William Klein’s Who Are You, Polly Maggoo (1966)
Peggy Moffitt was married to photographer William Claxton and the two were close friends with actor Steve McQueen. In this Claxton photo Moffitt & McQueen do their own take on Norman Jewison’s The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Mia Farrow models her Vidal Sassoon cut originally styled during the shooting of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Mod little me modeling my own Vidal Sassoon inspired haircut in 1971 or ’72
Beautiful tribute! What a legend, his style was so special and groundbreaking. What a cutie you are in that photo!! That’s too much <3
I didn’t realize that my main gal Nancy Kwan had also benefited from the Sassoon treatment. In the photo above, is that Nancy from the 1964 film “Fate Is the Hunter”? It’s the only one of hers from the mid-’60s in which I can recall her sporting a short do….
Nancy in “Fate Is the Hunter”…this IS the same do as above?
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Thanks Klara, glad you liked the post!
Kwan’s Sassoon haircut really launched his career, Sandy. I believe the second photo is from the 1964 film HONEYMOON HOTEL, which she starred in with Robert Goulet.
Of course, “Honeymoon Hotel”…a terrible comedy enlivened only by Nancy’s superhot dance routine halfway through. Thanks, Kimberly!
Kimberley, do you by any chance get a cable station called Jewish Life Network via your cable provider? This channel airs old episodes of “The David Susskind Show” on Sundays, a show that is a real time capsule of the ’60s and ’70s. This coming Sunday they will be repeating an interview with Sassoon from the early ’70s….
Hi Sandy. Sorry I missed your comment earlier. I’ve been so busy that my blog’s getting neglected. I don’t know if I get that channel or not but I’d love to watch the interview. There’s a great documentary out about Sassoon that I highly recommend as well.