“I didn't know I wanted to be a hairdresser. I was always interested in fashion and imagery in a very naive way, but it was always an attraction, like glitter balls.” KnowsWayWantedFashionBallsAttractionNaiveImageryGlitterHairdresser Author:Guido Palau
“Fashion was a very insider industry then - it was very closed. So I didn't really know what I wanted to do.” KnowsWantedFashionIndustryInsiders Author:Guido Palau
“I didn't do great in school. I didn't have many options. I mean, I'd like to have gone to art college, but I didn't have the grades. I didn't have any qualifications. But I had some friends who were hairdressers, so I just thought, Well, I'll have a go at it.” WellsMeanArtSchoolGoneCollegeGradesQualificationsHairdresser Author:Guido Palau
“I got into hairdressing and moved from Dorset to London, where I got an apprenticeship at Vidal Sassoon. This was around '83 or '84. I was working on South Molton Street, which was then the epicenter of all the shops. It was like a catwalk. So I did my apprenticeship there, but I wasn't successful.” SuccessfulStreetsMovedSouthLondonShopsApprenticeshipCatwalkHairdressing Author:Guido Palau
“I worked at a bunch of other salons, and at one, this girl was going out to do a photo shoot for a women's magazine and brought me along to assist her. I remember going on that shoot and thinking, "God, this is great. It's creative, and you get to work with all of these other creative people." At that point I decided that hair would be my in to fashion and all the things I thought I would enjoy - and did enjoy.” PeopleThinkingWould BeRememberGirlEnjoyCreativeFashionHairDecidedBunchMagazinesGoing OutCreative PeopleThis GirlPhoto ShootsSalonsThinking God Author:Guido Palau
“I worked in salons, where you do learn the basic sort of thing. But I didn't know anything about the kinds of things I'm doing now. I learned how to put hot-rollers in.” KnowsKindHotSalons Author:Guido Palau
“I was building my work, and it took me a long time. For a good five or six years I was just kind of bobbing around, doing everything and anything.” YearsKindLongFiveBuildingSixLong Time Author:Guido Palau
“When you look back at your career, there are moments that are levels that you hit and you bounce off them.” LooksMomentsLevelsCareersBounce Author:Guido Palau
“The Brits always favor the underdog. There's an eccentricity to us, and I think you can see that through the fash- ion and the music and the way people look.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksFavorsUnderdogEccentricityBritsIons Author:Guido Palau
“Suddenly it was cool to have your hair lank . . . It was a whole different way of looking at things, and it shook up the whole industry.” WayDifferentWholeHairIndustryDifferent Ways Author:Guido Palau