John Frieda, the British celebrity hairstylist whose career spanned salon work, magazine styling and an international hair-care business, has died at 75, his salon announced on November 3.
The John Frieda salon said in an Instagram post that Frieda had died peacefully surrounded by his family, describing him as a mentor and a defining figure in the hair industry.
Born in 1951 into a family of hairdressers, Frieda trained at the House of Leonard salon in London. By the 1970s he had built a reputation as a hairstylist for stars and high-fashion magazines, later opening his own salons, which expanded into an international hair-care empire.
His clients over the years included Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana, Twiggy, Mick Jagger, Nicole Kidman and Madonna.
Frieda also built a product business. John Frieda Professional Hair Care, the brand behind the Frizz-Ease line, was sold to Japanese cosmetics group Kao in 2002.
He was 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.