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Trevor Sorbie

Scottish hairdresser (1949–2024)

Trevor Sorbie

MBE

Born

Trevor John Sorbie


(1949-03-13)13 March 1949

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Died8 November 2024(2024-11-08) (aged 75)

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Occupations
Years active1964–2024
Children1

Trevor John SorbieMBE (13 March 1949 – 8 November 2024) was a Scottish celebrity hairdresser and businessman.

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He is credited as the creator of the wedge haircut and was a four-time winner of British Hairdresser of the Year.[1]

Career

Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire on 13 March 1949,[2] his parents moved south to Ilford when he was aged 11.[3] Leaving school aged 15, Sorbie started cutting hair as an apprentice to his father in 1964.[3] He opened his own barbershop in Edmonton, North London aged 20 in 1969.[3]

Sorbie became stylist for Vidal Sassoon in 1972, and Artistic Director in 1973.

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