John Frieda, the British celebrity hairstylist whose salons and hair-care products made his name internationally, has died at the age of 75, his salon announced on Tuesday, November 3.
The John Frieda salon said in an Instagram post that Frieda had died peacefully, surrounded by his family. The team described him as more than a mentor and as a true icon of the hair industry, crediting him with teaching them their craft and pushing them to improve.
Born in 1951 into a family of hairdressers, Frieda trained at the House of Leonard salon in London. By the 1970s he had established himself as a stylist for stars and high-fashion magazines, and he later opened his own salons, which grew into an international hair-care empire.
Over his career, his clients included Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana, Twiggy, Mick Jagger, Nicole Kidman and Madonna.
His product brand, John Frieda Professional Hair Care, behind the Frizz-Ease line, was sold to the Japanese cosmetics conglomerate Kao in 2002.
Frieda married twice and had four children. Cetera Lamb, creative director at his salon, said the industry had lost a true legend and a real maverick in hairdressing.