We’ve adapted Sassoon’s eye-skimming cut by adding curvature around the neck and leaving a little more length at the back for a slightly softer finish. 60s model Peggy Moffitt turned Sassoon’s sleek helmet cut into her trademark – in fact, she still wears her hair the same way today. Taking the bowl cut from homespun to high fashion, his signature bobs and fringed ‘five-point cuts’ have become the stuff that modern hair mastery is built on. Since ‘women were going back to work,’ Sassoon later said, ‘they didn’t have time to sit under the dryer anymore.’ Inspired by the clean lines of Bauhaus architecture, his looks were sharp and geometric. His ‘wash-and-wear’ ‘dos, which could be styled with just a shake of the head, liberated women from the timely regimen that came with setting their hair. Mod fashion tended towards the angular, cropped cuts made famous by legendary hair stylist Vidal Sassoon. Pay homage to the decade that brought us Twiggy, The Rolling Stones and mini skirts, with these mod-inspired cuts from our creative team. At one end of the spectrum there were sharp, short cuts on the other, you got loose waves with lots of volume. Gone were the tight set curls that defined 50s femininity, and in came a freer look.
Whilst the 50s were associated with conservatism and domestic ideals, there grew a rebellious, counter cultural streak in the 60s which transformed the way young people presented themselves. The main thing to note about 60s youth culture – from fashion to music and film – is that it consciously separated itself from the previous decade. The 60s mod look is one that has kept inspiring the fashion and beauty industries ever since the decade ended from pixie cuts to bouffants, 60s hairstyles have become iconic for all the right reasons ( unlike 80s ‘dos). Though it’s no longer there, the Railway Hotel remains as one of London’s most iconic 60s music venues a place that helped to define mod culture and, in a broader sense, shape London’s ‘youthquake’ movement. Sadly, the pub had become a derelict site by the 1990s, and was burned down in 2002. Specifically, we’re talking about the Railway Hotel a (now iconic) music venue that brought American R&B to the suburbs.īy 1964, it was a fully-functioning club hosting live performances from bands like The Who – in fact, they played their first ever show here. To celebrate the opening of our Harrow salon, we’re taking a walk down memory lane to discover the town’s rich cultural history.
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