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Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75

Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75

Also reported by Guardian World

Summary

British hairstylist and beauty entrepreneur John Frieda has died aged 75, his salon announced in an Instagram post. He built a successful salon and hair-care brand, including Frizz-Ease, and created Joanna Lumley’s well-known Purdey haircut.

Key Facts

  • Frieda cut hair for clients including Twiggy, Jackie Onassis and Mick Jagger.
  • He opened his own salon in central London in 1976; it later expanded to locations around the world.
  • Frieda created Frizz-Ease hair serum in 1988.
  • He shifted his focus from cutting hair to developing hair products in the 1990s.
  • In 2002, Frieda and business partner Gail Federici sold the company to Japanese conglomerate Kao for $450 million.
  • Frieda was married to singer Lulu from 1977 to 1990, and they had one son.
  • He later married Avery Agnelli, with whom he had two children and a stepdaughter.
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