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Jun 2016
35m 19s

Raymond Bessone, Mister Teasie-Weasie

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British hair guru Raymond Bessone became the first celebrity hair stylist by leveraging the post-war desire for glamour and his own innate skill at marketing. His larger-than-life persona and skill with shears made his coiffures the pinnacle of style.

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