Short Soft Sahag Hair, No Hard Edges – 1985
Photo: © Andrea Blanch
This short soft hair cut is so Sahag. It was done in 1985. And is just as wonderful today as it was then. It has no hard edges, and is all perfectly harmonious, as a short or any haircut should be. From a 12 page editorial in American Vogue, all with hair by the legendary John Sahag and, later in the year, Vogue published this look in black and white with more great Sahags in an article on the opening of his first John Sahag Workshop, in October of that year. To see the Vogue article and more Sahag editorials, CLICK HERE
Hair: John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop 1985 … Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin … Fashions: Geoffrey Beene … Bracelet: Richard Minadeo … Model: Renata Vackov … Photo: © Andrea Blanch
CommentGia By Sahag French Vogue Cover – 1980
Photo: © Aldo Fallai
This is the famous model Gia Carangi on the cover of the August 1980 issue of French Vogue. Hair by the legendary John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop. Giorgio Armani also used this image in promotional ads in Vogue Italia and American Vogue. The tragic life of Gia was portrayed by Angelina Jolie in a made for TV motion picture, and she won the Best Actress Award at the Golden Globes for her performance. For more of Sahag’s famous editorials, click HERE
Hair: John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop, 1980 … Makeup: Joey Mills … Photo: © Aldo Fallai
CommentSahag Hair Ready for Fashion Shows – 1996+97
Photos Top Row: © Helen Oppenheim. Bottom Row: © David Webber
Hair history is here. Check out the hair ready for Fashion Shows by John Sahag, his dedicated Workshop Teams, and all the hair staff, who worked day and night (often way past midnight) weekends and their days off to make it all happen. “Haute coiffure” hand-sewn 100% human hair pieces by the hundreds, Sahag-style. The hairpieces were spread out all over the place – on trestle tables, radiators, and the floor of the Workshop for days, even when the salon was busy with clients. This is why Sahag called his salon a Workshop.
Top Row: Hairpieces in color way before their time for high fashion shows. These were some of hundreds made for the Gen Art “Fresh Faces” Fall 1997 New York Fashion Week Show. To see models wearing the pieces from this “tour de force” show, click HERE
Bottom Row: Some of the 157 human hair pieces in 30-40 different textures created for 33 models at the Issey Miyake Spring 1996 Paris Fashion Week Show. To see the models wearing the “modern, young, playful, abstract hairstyles” click HERE
Photos Top Row: © Helen Oppenheim. Bottom Row: © David Webber
CommentModern, Energetic, Casual Sahag-Style – 1996
Photo: © Eva Mueller
It is 6 months after Rachel’s Saga began, after her hair turned green in the swimming pool, after John Sahag with colorist Jennifer Chune started to create new color and hair for Rachel Bick. The look now is modern, energetic, casual, Sahag-style. For more photos and incredible descriptions from the Rachel Part 11 album, click HERE and, remember, you cannot call yourself a true Sahag fan if you do not read every magical word under most photos in the Rachel Part 1, 11 and 111 albums!
Hair: John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop … Color: Jennifer Chune … Makeup: Susan Houser … Fashion Styling: Lisa Von Weisse … Fashions: Elisa Jimenez/The Hunger World … Model: Rachel Bick … Photo: © Eva Mueller
CommentSahag “Subway Folie” Hair in Beautiful Book – 1995
Photo: © Albert Watson
“Subway folie,” said John Sahag about his great hair in the Amy Fine Collins wonderful coffee table book called Hair Style, published in 1995 by Harper Collins. The curls and finish for this hair were very new looking then and this is just one of some great John Sahags in the beautiful book, along with some Sahagisms. Also featured the great hair by the best editorial hairdressers of the day. For more on Sahag in this book click here and scroll along:
Hair: John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop … Model: Jamie Richar … Photo: © Albert Watson
CommentSahag Windsweplt Hair, Issey Miyake – 1997
Photos: Eric Deniset, Paris … Collage by helenoppenheim.com
1997. A short style way up there, ahead of its time. By the legendary John Sahag. for Issey Miyake’s Fall Winter 1997 Fashion Week Show in Paris. Exaggerated volume which makes the hair look windswept in a very throw-away, natural manner,” John Sahag said of the “amazing shapes” he designed for the show.
Hair: John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop, NYC … Photo: Eric Deniset, Paris
CommentRachel’s Saga Part 111 by John Sahag – 1997
Photos: © Helen Oppenheim
1997. John Sahag’s Part 111 of Rachel’s Saga never made it to a photo studio and, as far as I know, was never released because these were my last photos with John Sahag and I left shortly after. Pity, the haircut, color and style are all magnificent. And wouldn’t have happened had Rachel not gone in that swimming pool full of chlorine without protecting her hair color. In this album, Sahag worked with the color that was left over after all the problems and used it for a very interesting finished look. He liked odd.
For how-to “very well engineered details” see and read what is in the whole album, click: And check out Rachel Part 1 and Part 11 Albums for full story what to do if you want to know Sahag’s full solution for hair gone green in a swimming pool full of chlorine.
Hair: John Sahag, John Sahag Workshop, 1997 … Model: Rachel Bick … Photo: © Helen Oppenheim … All rights reserved © Helen Oppenheim
CommentJohn Sahag, Rachel Part lll – 1997
Photo: Helen Oppenheim
John Sahag often gave his last client or model a glass of champagne or wine, and here’s Rachel, a John muse, enjoying hers as he concentrated to put finishing touches to her hair. He always really concentrated when he cut hair. For the finished look (unpublished, the last I did for Sahag) and a how-to, go to the last album on HairThen, John Sahag, Sahag Press Photos, Rachel Part lll on www.helenoppenheim.com/ It will be worth it!
Model: Rachel Bick … Photo: Helen Oppenheim
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