John Frieda, the British celebrity hairstylist and beauty-industry figure whose clients included Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, has died at 75. His salon announced the death on Tuesday, November 3.
In an Instagram post, the John Frieda salon said he had passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. It described him as more than a mentor and called him a true icon of the hair industry who taught its staff, believed in them and made them better.
Frieda was born in 1951 into a family of hairdressers and trained at the House of Leonard salon in London. In the 1970s he established himself as a hairstylist to stars and high-fashion magazines before opening his own salons, which grew into an international haircare empire.
Over his career he looked after the hair of celebrities including Twiggy, Mick Jagger, Nicole Kidman and Madonna, as well as Kennedy and Diana.
His hair-product brand, John Frieda Professional Hair Care, was behind the Frizz-Ease line and was sold to the Japanese cosmetics group Kao in 2002.
Frieda 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.
The announcement focused on his role as a mentor and on a career spanning salon work, celebrity styling and consumer haircare products.