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Meet the man behind: "Revolutionised the art of hairstyling" A craftsman who changed the world with a pair of scissors. Vidal Sassoon, [Biography] (17 January 1928 - May 9, 2012) was a British hairdresser, credited with creating a simple geometric, "Bauhaus-inspired" hair style, also called "the wedge bob". Vidal Sassoon has received Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) Vidal Sassoon created the special hairstyles associated with the period in the 1960s called "Swinging London". He started own hairdressing school where students from around the world flocked to learn cutting technology. His idea of women's hairstyles came to create a hair fashion as today's hairdressers and hair stylists still draw inspiration from. Due to the popularity of his styles, he was described as "a rock star, an artist, [and] a craftsman who 'changed the world with a pair of scissors. His "wash and wear" philosophy liberated women from the "tyranny of the salon" and "revolutionised the art of hairstyling. Sassoon's styles became "emblematic of freedom and good health" and their popularity allowed him to open the first chain of worldwide hair styling salons, complemented by his hair-treatment products. http: // en. wikipedia. org / wiki/Vidal_Sassoon