Hair stylist John Frieda dies aged 75

Summary

Hair stylist John Frieda has died aged 75. His obituary describes him as a stylist who respected all types of hair, whether in or out of fashion. He added sculpted shape to straight hair, notably for Joanna Lumley’s pudding-basin ‘Purdey’ bob in The New Avengers in 1976, which became a nationwide fad. He also styled Shirley MacLaine and Diana, Princess of Wales. His Frizz Ease range, developed from his original 1991 silicon-based serum, was the first care product sold for frizz.

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1. The Guardian

   8 Nov 2026, 19:22 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian’s obituary reports that hair stylist John Frieda has died aged 75, and credits him with the ‘Purdey’ bob for The New Avengers and the Frizz Ease range.