'It was so sharp and modern. It was mod, and we all wanted the mod look...'

From Ann Althouse, on the death of Vidal Sassoon, "'A clear example of an architectural hairstyle was the Five Point Geometric Cut, created by Sassoon in 1964 on a young model named Grace Coddington...'":

I've seen a lot of hairstyles come and go in my life. (I'm 61.) But I've got to say, there was ONE hairstylist who — as far as I can tell — invented something precisely new and distinctively his. Everyone knew was [sic] a Sassoon haircut was.

I wish I could find a perfect photograph of the way the cut made a "W" at the nape. It was so sharp and modern. It was mod, and we all wanted the mod look. It was easy to grow long hair and thick bangs, Patti Boyd style. But the alternative, the 5 points... how could you find anyone in your hometown who could cut hair like that? So glossily brilliant. The best idea for a hairstyle or at least nobody else ever came up with a better one.

Is that a perfect photograph of the "W" at the nape? I think it's a pretty good one, actually.

In any case, more at the link.

And see the New York Times, "Vidal Sassoon, Hairdresser and Trendsetter, Dies at 84."