A working woman could save a few shillings a week, and then every five weeks she'd come in and we'd cut her hair. She could shampoo it under the shower, swing it and dry it off or just let it dry by itself. It changed the lives of many young girls who'd never had the opportunity to be styled like that before.

In 1948 at the age of 20 he joined the Haganah (which shortly afterwards became the Israeli Defence Forces) and fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War which began after Israel declared statehood. " Other celebrity hairstylists also commented on his death. Vidal: The Autobiography.

Vidal Sassoon CBE (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairdresser businessman and philanthropist. He is credited with creating a simple geometric "Bauhaus-inspired" hair style also called the wedge bob.