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Leonard Lewis (15 June 1938 [1] – 30 November 2016), known professionally as Leonard of Mayfair, was a British hairdresser, credited with creating the haircut that launched the career of prominent 1960s model Twiggy as well as establishing the careers of other successful British hairdressers, including John Frieda, Daniel Galvin, Nicky Clarke, Keith Wainwright and Michael Gordon. [2]
Aged 24, he re-located to New York to pursue his freelance career. In 2005 he made London his permanent base once more to focus on building his own hair care brand James Brown London. [4] In 2009, James starred in his own TV shows, ‘James Brown’s Supermodel Salon’ created by E4 that revolved around his life and his celebrity friends.
Wainwright was the first hairdresser to be credited on an album sleeve, with Roxy Music's self-titled debut album. Wainwright did the hair for Derek Jarman's films Sebastiane, Jubilee, and The Tempest, where he met Toyah Willcox. He coloured and styled Willcox's hair for the next ten years.
This is a list of notable hairdressers. ... Leonard of Mayfair — leading London hairdresser from the 1960s to 1980s, training many other cutters. [19]
Clarke's interest in hairdressing began when he was a teenager. He started off giving his friends and classmates trims before styling professionally aged just 16. When Clarke was 17, he had his first Vogue shoot in 1976 and soon after founded his first salon with John Frieda on Marylebone Road. In the 1990s, he founded his business with his ...
Charlotte Irene Mensah (born May 1970) is a British/Ghanaian hairstylist.She is the founder and creative director of Hair Lounge, on London's Portobello Road.In November 2018 she became the first black woman to be inducted into the British Hairdressing Hall of Fame.
Trevor John Sorbie MBE (13 March 1949 – 8 November 2024) was a Scottish celebrity hairdresser and businessman. He is credited as the creator of the wedge haircut and was a four-time winner of British Hairdresser of the Year.
McKnight was born in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, into a working-class family.His father was a miner and his mother was employed by the local Co-op shop.He initially worked as a window cleaner, van driver and trainee teacher before becoming an assistant at a local hairdressers. [1]