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Trevor
Profile
Trevor Sorbie
is the hair stylist who has won more awards than Nicole
Kidman, travelled more air miles than Richard Branson and
satisfied more women than even a decade’s worth of rippling
Chippendales ever managed.
Pioneer of cuts and styling techniques such as The Wedge,
The Chop and The Scrunch and innovator of professional
hair care products for the high street, Trevor Sorbie has won
the coveted British Hairdresser of the Year title an
unrivalled four times.
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His diverse catalogue of TV credits range from GMTV and This
Morning to Call My Bluff, Whatever You Want, Through the
Keyhole, Watchdog and the Channel 4 documentary, Faking It.
He is the only hairdresser to have become so well known that
his vocation has been a question on Who wants to be a
Millionaire and The Weakest Link.
Contemporaries and competitors meanwhile hero-worship the
fun-loving and unassuming Sorbie. A “brilliant career”
created by the combination of “original thinking with superb
technical ability” says Vidal Sassoon of his former Artistic
Director. Anthony Mascolo acknowledges him as “one of the
best hairdressers ever… both directionally and creatively”,
while Patrick Cameron describes him as a “great mentor for
many thousands of hairdressers.”
Charles Worthington, another household name, says “Sorbie is
the individual who changed the industry’s agenda”, and
Anthony Mascolo credits him as having “directionally and
creatively put England back in the forefront of
hairdressing.”
Yet, in spite of his legendary status in a world renowned
for its precious prima donnas and pretension, in spite of
his celebrity clientele, the dozens of glittering awards,
high profile TV appearances and column inches in the
glossies, Trevor Sorbie remains true to his roots.
The son and grandson of barbers, he was born in Paisley,
Scotland in 1949. But on dropping out of school at 15 his
dreams were of becoming a famous artist rather than
following into the family line.
On several levels he has achieved this early ambition; his
one man shows are unique in the world of hairdressing. A
natural entertainer he keeps the audience spellbound with
his eloquence and charm. Audiences are mesmerised for up to
two hours by the shows magical blend of cutting, long hair
and avant-garde. When not on stage Trevor spends many hours
working with top photographers to create stunning visual
images that elevate hairdressing to an art form.
He has not lost the “common touch,” however. Refreshingly
candid and down-to-earth, Sorbie firmly believes in what he
describes as “real hair for real people.”
At his prestigious salon in Floral Street, Covent Garden, he
still charges only £150 for a cut – a real snip compared to
an appointment with many other leading hairstylists whose
fees run into double figures and beyond.
His thinking behind this value-for-money pricing structure
is that although his artistic work in an all-consuming
passion and he greatly values his celebrity clientele, he
also wants to create “wonderfully wearable styles for
ordinary people”.
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The downside to such a conviction is that Sorbie devotees
can face a wait of several months for an appointment with
the man himself! However, he has gathered a talented
creative team of stylists to work alongside him and they
share both his philosophy and his approach to the art of
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Meanwhile, all consumers can sample his trend setting
product ranges including Trevor Sorbie Professional for
women and the Mg (male grooming) for men. The ranges can be
purchased in the UK exclusively from Boots and by mail
order, as well as from his Covent Garden and Brighton
salons.
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