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hairspray to ensure that her hair did not readily blow out of position, but just enough loose tendrils to avoid a wholly immobile look. Jacqueline's hairstyle was described as a "grown-up exaggeration of little girls' hair", and cited as evidence for
Kenneth having "killed off the hat". It was Kenneth who cut and styled Kennedy's hair just before the
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hairdresser, Lawrence, and found he was off work sick. Kenneth stepped in, and by suggesting his unknown-to-him client grow out her unflattering short, layered and curly "Italian cut" hairstyle, he and
Kennedy embarked upon a successful client-and-stylist partnership. For Kennedy he had extra-large Lucite
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Kenneth tradition of offering hairstyles that clients can maintain themselves. While Lee manages the salon, Kenneth was still doing
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One of the leading milliners of New York, Daché had realised that hats were going out of fashion, and had added an extravagant pink-and-white salon to her building in order to attract a different type of customer. Kenneth was employed to head up the salon, which became the most important hairdressing
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funding allowed for) before dropping out when the funds ran out. After seeing an advertisement for the
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studio, in addition to special rooms for washing, drying, and styling hair. In addition to these amenities, clients could have manicures and pedicures while being served lunch or tea, and a
Mercedes car was on call to bring clients to the salon or take them home afterwards. Some women would drop in
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January 20, 1961, Kenneth had been "Secretary of Grooming" to the Kennedy administration. This made him a household name, and a recognizable celebrity whose name on magazine covers ensured a boost in sales. His hairstyles were a key part of Jacqueline Kennedy's look, with judicious use of
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Kenneth after she complained that excessive bleaching and perming was making her hair fall out. Kenneth softened, smoothed and straightened Monroe's hair, and became her hairdresser of choice while she lived in New York, plus travelled with her to Chicago for the
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In 1986, Thomas Morrissey, Kenneth's colorist, opened his own salon, taking with him many members of Kenneth's staff as well as some of his clients, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Despite this, clients such as
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in drag", cutting it short and tinting it back to the original color, creating a coiffure that became an international sensation, with many women queueing outside the salon to have their hair done the same way.
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reading "Pickle Queen goes to Yacht Party With Hairdresser" upset him and led to his decision to avoid going out with his clients again.
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called the 'club cut'. After this, in October 1949, he went to Miami to work in a hotel salon. On July 1, 1950, Kenneth moved to
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