how one man changed the world with a pair of scissors

Revolutionised not just hair but fashion-Vidal Sassoon.

"Vidal Sassoon: The Movie isn't just the story of a brilliant fashion idea that swept the globe. It is a euphoric account of one man's strenuous invention."- New York Times

Vidal Sassoon: The Movie

Vidal Sassoon: The Movie is released in cinemas soon.
The film accredits a first-time, deeply intimate look into the life of Vidal Sassoon, from his early days in an orphanage, to his time as a soldier, his beginnings on Bond Street, and ultimately, the revolution he caused, which continues to this day. Vidal Sassoon The Movie was filmed over the course of 3 years and features unprecedented access to Vidal, candid interviews with former staff, family members, reporters and historians. Together they explore the life and legacy of the most influential hairdresser in the world, whose influence far outreaches the industry he changed forever.

"HAVING 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 (producer)