Sassoon's Son Starting Boston Hair School - WBZ(Hair News)

BOSTON (AP) ― The son of famed stylist Vidal Sassoon plans to open a salon and massive new hair care academy in Boston as he moves to build his own empire. The Academy for Hair and Skin by Elan Sassoon is a 90,000 square foot, $22 million school planned on Commonwealth Avenue near Boston University. The school, which will have 180 dorm beds and a 200-seat auditorium, will require 1,500 hours of cosmetology training over nine months to graduate, 50 percent more the 1,000 hours required for a state license. The Boston beauty school project was first reported in the Boston Herald in March. Construction on Sassoon's school is set to begin in August, with the school opening in the spring, a few months after Sassoon and Lord's & Lady's Hair Salon founder Michael Barsamian open a high-end salon called Mizu on Boylston Street in Boston's upscale shopping district. Sassoon said his $31 million bid came up $2 million short and longtime associates of Vidal Sassoon at Haircare Ltd. read more

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