British hairstylist Trevor Sorbie, 75, died on Nov. 8. He trained with his father through the 1960s, and by the ’70s was working with Vidal Sassoon and John Frieda. He opened his own salon in 1977, and success followed: he did the hair of the stars, appeared on chat shows, sold a line of hair products—and, it is alleged, Sorbie unleashed the “looks good on no one” Wedge Cut upon an unsuspecting public. Perhaps to atone for that, he started the My New Hair charity, which supplies wigs to people with hair loss, and trains stylist how to make wigs look less wiggy. He advised hopeful hairdressers, “Go to a salon that looks good and whose image suits your personality. Hairdressing is a craft that you must be prepared to learn through observation; practice and inspiration from your peers. It is a career that offers myriad opportunities from cutting, colouring, session work, photographic styling, show work, seminars. Literally, once you are trained, the world is your oyster.” [Figuratively. The world is not literally your oyster.]
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