Curation + Inspiration

For my Artist’s Date** this week, I’m planning to see Vidal Sassoon The Movie. The film’s trailer played before 127 Hours last week and I was thoroughly enthralled. Watch it yourself here and see what you think.

This inspiring rags-to-riches story tells the tale of how Vidal Sassoon “changed the world with a pair of scissors” and became the most important person in the world of hairdressing.

But he didn’t just influence hairdressing, he influenced fashion.

Who can forget his amaaaazing geometric cuts which went so well with the space-age styles of the 1960s? Or how he gave bobs to Mary Quant’s store window mannequins? Or how he worked like a modern-day Michelangelo chiseling masterpieces from hair instead of marble?

I, for one, adore the space-age era and the mod designs of Pierre Cardin and Courreges and I couldn’t imagine all the iconic photographs of these dresses without the bold space-age hairstyles that complimented them so well.

Today’s VPOD, a mod mini shift dress by Courreges, is a slightly more modern take on the iconic space-age styles of the 1960s and I promise you can wear it without shearing off your locks into a geometric bob! (Though if you decide to do just that, please consider donating your locks to Locks of Love.)

For information on when Vidal Sassoon The Movie is playing near you, or to find out how you can watch the movie on demand, click here.

Both the movie and the frock are special treats for a vintage fashionista!

Dress available at Stated Style.

**For more information on Artist’s Dates, read Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way.

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