Sam McKnight

Sam McKnight is one of the most accomplished and well-respected hair stylists of his generation. His name is synonymous with modern, sexy hair - whether it's in magazines, on the runway or the red carpet.

He's won countless awards but perhaps the biggest accolade is the longstanding creative collaborations he has maintained with some of the best names in the business - Patrick Demarchelier, Nick Knight and Mario Testino; Karl Lagerfeld/Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Balmain and Fendi to name just a few.

In the fleeting world of fashion imagery Sam's permanence is fixed in some of the most iconic images in modern history - Princess Diana's short, slicked back style, Agyness Deyn's bleached blonde crop, Madonna's Bedtime Stories cover, Cate Blanchett getting her Oscar, Tilda Swinton channelling Bowie, both Lady Gaga and her male alter-ego Jo Calderone plus countless covers and editorial stories of Kate Moss and all the supermodels.

Sam McKnight is one of the world’s greatest hairstylists. He’s tended to the tresses of some of the world’s most famous women, and has helped create some of the most iconic fashion images of all time.

McKnight fell into hairdressing by accident. He was about 18 or 19 and at a teacher training college in Scotland, and at the time thinking about going into teaching children, but he just felt it just wasn't his thing. He had fallen in love with fashion in his teens listening to David Bowie and he befriended a crowd who had a hairdressing salon and disco. He did a bit of waitering for them, and worked in the salon on Saturdays which he threw himself into. Quite shortly afterwards he went to London and retrained as a hair stylist.

Linda Evangelista, Vogue August 1991, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier 

Sam McKnight at
 BALMAIN SS/15

Princess Diana, Vogue 1990, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier

One of McKnights favourite shoots of all time was when he did a photo shoot with Patrick Demarchelier of Princess Diana in 1990. Mary Greenwell was doing the make-up and Anna Harvey the styling. It was such a memorable moment to him and everyone and its the shot that is everywhere. 

I think Sam McKnight is a very inspiration man, he has worked with huge brands and many well known celebrities. McKnight has been a well known accomplished hair stylist for over 30 years. He started at the bottom and worked his way up to the top to become one of the most influential stylists today. 

photographic and information source-

http://www.sammcknight.com/portfolio/

http://news.sammcknight.com/wp-content/themes/McKnight/gallery.php?id=2802

http://www.vogue.co.uk/person/sam-mcknight
http://www.getthegloss.com/article/behind-the-brand-sam-mcknight