Hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75

Celebrity hairstylist and haircare entrepreneur John Frieda has died aged 75, his salon announced. The salon said in a social-media post that he died peacefully surrounded by his family. It did not state a cause of death. Some reports and a tribute from colourist Nicola Clarke referred to an illness, but the information does not establish that as the cause. Frieda’s career spanned salon work, fashion publications and a product business that brought his name to a worldwide audience. His clients included Princess Diana, Jackie Kennedy, Twiggy, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Nicole Kidman. He also worked with Joanna Lumley, creating the bowl-shaped “Purdey” haircut for her role in The New Avengers in 1976. Born in London in 1951, Frieda grew up in a family of hairdressers. His father ran a salon in Ealing, and his grandfather was a Fleet Street barber. After working in his father’s business, Frieda joined London’s House of Leonard, where he became an assistant to stylist Leonard Lewis. He later worked with fashion magazines including British Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Frieda opened his own salon in 1976 and went on to build an international salon business. In the 1980s, he worked with...