"Swinging London" of the 1960s, with the Beatles and Carnaby Street, produced no revolution more important perhaps than that of Vidal Sassoon. Sassoon created the bob and easy geometric hairstyles that liberated women from weekly visits...

Vidal Sassoon (born January 17, 1928) is a hairdresser. Sassoon was born to Jewish parents in London. His father was from Thessaloniki in northern Greece, and his mother, whose family was originally from Kiev, was born in London. Sassoon's works include...

When the Vidal Sassoon salon opened about six months ago in Tysons II Galleria, the company avoided the trap of braggadocio about luxurious decor, trendy products or famous clients. And thank goodness. Such lures might be good for the aesthetic sensibilities and the ego,...

One of the world's topselling haircare lines, Vidal Sassoon, is being extensively re-launched in the UK with new shampoos and conditioners - to achieve what the company describes as "clean condition" - new fragrance and a new packaging look. The new bottles,...

Anyone who has struggled with split ends or unruly hair knows who Vidal Sassoon is. The Barack Obama campaign had to ask.The iconic hair stylist is among hundreds of political donors who provided incomplete information with their contributions to presidential candidates during the first three...

The New York City subway system isn’t for sissies, as a Jan. 3 incident proved. A 47-year-old upstate Ancram, N.Y., resident was boarding the No. 6 train at 9 a.m. at the 77th Street and Lexington Avenue station when her pocketbook got caught in the...