20 questions with anthony mascolo

Name: Anthony Mascolo



Age: 50 (but I look  & feel MUCH younger)

Salon: N/A - TIGI Creative Academy

Career History: International Creative Director of TIGI since 2002, Formerly International Art Director for Toni & Guy

What is your biggest achievement?

Winning British Hairdresser of the Year 3 times - but also being happily married for 22 years.

If you weren't a hairdresser what would you be?

A musician

How would your clients describe you?  

Charming and the cuts last

Which one style do you wish you had created?

Coupe sauvage



Who is your style icon?  

Vivienne Westwood -though I wouldn't personally wear her clothes.

Who is your hairdressing idol?   

Vidal Sassoon



Which hairdresser would you most like to work with (past or present)?

Vidal



Who cuts your hair?

My wife

Favourite part of the job?

Seeing images materialise



Who is your most famous client past or present?

I have done many, but the clients that loved my haircuts are the ones that mean the most



Last time you were lost for words?

The Alternative Hair Show when I was given a script that didn't match what was happening and they gave me an award.

Which one product couldn't you live without?

Bed Head Manipulator



Is there anything about the industry that makes you mad?

I wake up every morning and thank God I am in this industry

What's the biggest gaffe you've made in your career?

Nothing is a gaffe -it's all a learning process



What's the best career advice you've ever been given?  

Keep trying and keep learning

Last time you were star-struck?

Sitting between Vivienne Westwood and Erin O'Connor at a fashion show

Time you were most proud to be in hairdressing?

Standing on stage at the 2007 Alternative Hair Show

What celebrity haircut do you wish had never caught on?

The short frizzy perm - I can't even remember who had it -but we hated doing it!

What haircut would you love to make a come-back and how would you re-invent it for the noughties?