I never understood the appeal of a Sassoon cut. He had a way of making feminine women look like young boys. And his cuts were high maintainance because they were asymmetrical and full of angles. If you wanted it to grow out, you looked quite ugly
for a long time.

Oh, to currently see hair with a 'style' of any kind would be like eye candy. Women's hair today looks like it's been cut with a lawn mower by the local gardner. Where, oh where are the Sasoons of today???

Back in the day I used to go to Sassoon on Fifth Avenue in NYC for "free cuts" night, when they trained students. (Themselves already trained professionals, the idea was to train them in the Sassoon technique.)
So I would regularly get the classic bob. I found that it grew out beautifully. It was a gradual lengthening towards the face. When it grew in longer, worked just as well, until the next "free cuts" night. For a struggling actress, it was perfect!

MOST HAIR STYLISTS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CUT HAIR. YOU CAN TELL IF YOU GOT A GOOD CUT WHEN IT'S STILL WET. HAIR SHOULDN'T TAKE HOURS TO DO AND I LOVE HAIR THAT ISN'T AFRAID OF THE WIND. A GREAT STYLIST WILL TAKE 10 YRS OFF YOUR FACE AND EVERYONE KEEPS ASKING "WHO CUT YOUR HAIR". I DON'T HAVE A GREAT STYLIST RIGHT NOW AND IT'S DIFFICULT - I QUITE OFTEN CUT MY OWN HAIR BECAUSE IT LOOKS BETTER THAN WHEN I GO AND PAY 60.00 AND UP. SAD BUT TRUE.

I remember the Vidal Sassoon commercials from the early '80s. He referred to his method as "Sassooning," and proclaimed: "I'm Vidal Sassoon, and if you don't look good -- we don't look good."

In 1982, when novelist Gore Vidal (one of the few liberals who could successfully debate conservative William F. Buckley), was running for office, he complained that people kept mistaking him for Vidal Sassoon!

A Sassoon cut is the best cut you will ever get......

In the 70's I had always my hair cut at the VS School in London off Bond st, at a prize of 4 pound sterling, those cuts are fab, stylish. The women in the USA should have VS at their hair because of the horrendous cuts they still are having, or rather not cutting their hair at all. Farrah Fawcett Majors hairstyles are out, oldfashioned, specially on anybody over 25 yrs.

Sasson's haircuts are always the basic that I still use today! The line is softened a bit with movement (plucking) but the line is still there. I do see some stylists cutting into the line too much giving that lawnmower look that has been talked about I thank Sasson for making me the stylist I am today going to Sasson San Fran. and then working Bev. Hills!!!

Throughout the years, I have maintained Vidal Sasoon's basic geometric cut. In fact, most hair dressers have no knowledge what the Bob Cut is about. So I have learned to cut my own hair...don't laugh, my hair comands compliments where-ever I go! Thanks to Vidal Sasoon's 'basic' geometric cut. Thanks Vidal, and I hope you are feeling better, you are my hero!

I agree. Women don't really have hair STYLES these days. Bring back the Vidal creativity!!

for those of you in atlanta there are 2 excellent sassoon trained stylists that i have used for many years. since high school i have only had sassoon stylists cut my hair except on rare occassions and it turned out to be a disaster. check out mark dodson at studio 305, atlanta, or lisa stephanson at vs, atlanta. you will be loving your hair again.

In 1972 my hair was below my shoulders. One day I just had it, and went to get a Sasoon Cut! Out over my ears! I loved it. Today I find myself always going back to it! 40 years of Sasoon!!! THANKS!!!!!

Actually Tuula, the Farrah Fawcett look of a feathered style is VERY much in style now....it is called a retro look. Look at so many of the young Hollywood actresses' hair.

I think KARENisAWESOME has an uglier neighor who is more likely to be a tramp.Too bad there isn't a "Reply Icon" like AOL usually has. I'd like to know that B#$h Karen saw my comment.

@KarenIsAwesome: Karen you sound old, fat, alone AND delusional. Sounds like your man has been next door and he likes it. If you were really secure about your style and your hair, you would need to put down another woman. Some women look better with short hair and like it. Other women need long hair as security blankets (like you) -- thinking that long hair equals feminity and sexiness. There's a lot more to being secure, sexy and alluring than the length of your hair, Karen. Growing up and being your own person would be a good start.

The man was a genious. Todays hairdressers are like robots with nothing more to show for their uniqueness but more of the same long nothing hair. Sassoon knew he had magic in those scissors.

I trained at the Vidal Sassoon salon in New York City (5th Avenue) years sgo. They didn't teach us a style, hey taught us technique. Those techniques I learned I still use today because they can be modified to do any style haircut.

I posted that I used to work at Vidal Sassoon. But while I have your attention, ladies, please stop flat-ironing your hair. That stick straight style is so out. If it's not out in your neck of the woods, it will be soon. Soft waves and hair with some movement is back in again (thank goodness).

My hair is my "crowning glory"....It is very long and naturally wavy...No "fancy shmancy" overpriced hairstylist will come near this head of hair with a scissor in his hand! www.debidrecksler.com

Foxylynx: Just to add one more point...You know you got a good cut when 6 weeks later it STILL looks good. I had a killer stylist (at Regis, no less) who definitely knew how to cut curly hair...I'm gonna miss her! :) She saved me SO MUCH MONEY because I only had to go once every 2-2 1/2 months. And she would never take tips. She just loved to cut hair. :)