Vidal Sassoon’s liberating approach to beauty didn’t just impact famous clients like Mia Farrow . The hairstylist, who was born in London in 1928 and grew up in poverty, rose to prominence in the 1960s with his innovative concept that short, geometric cuts were not only a modern approach reflecting the architecture of the era but would also free women in all walks of life from frequent trips to the salon. His shop on London’s Bond Street would become a destination and helped land him such notable celebrity clients as Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner.

In 1967, Sassoon earned major attention when he was hired by friend Roman Polanski to work on Farrow’s pixie cut on the Paramount lot amid production on the director’s horror classic Rosemary’s Baby . Shortly after Sassoon’s 2012 death fro

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