John Frieda, the British hairstylist whose salons and hair-care products carried his name around the world, has died at the age of 75, his salon announced on Tuesday, November 3.
In an Instagram post, the John Frieda salon said he "passed away peacefully... surrounded by his family," adding that he was "more than a mentor" to the team and "a true icon of the hair industry" who taught them everything, believed in them and "made us better."
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 to celebrities and high-fashion magazines, and he later opened his own salons, which grew into an international hair-care business.
Over the course of his career he looked after the hair of clients including Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, as well as Twiggy, Mick Jagger, Nicole Kidman and Madonna.
The product brand built on his name, John Frieda Professional Hair Care, stood behind the cult "Frizz-Ease" line and was sold to the Japanese cosmetics group 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, a real maverick in hairdressing."