Sassoon Son Building Hair Business Of His Own
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Elan Sassoon is creating an empire of his own in the Boston and New York areas. Although he is originally from sunny California, he is now living the cold of the Northeast.
The son of the legendary hair stylist, Vidal Sassoon, has been working on creating The Academy for Hair and Skin by Elan Sassoon since 2008. It is scheduled to open soon.
The academy is a $22 million school near the Boston University campus on Commonwealth Avenue. The academy is a 90,000-square-foot facility with dormitories, the first of its kind in the country and the largest. It offers training from international stylists in everything from hair history to hair etiquette.
More are eventually planned to be opened around the country.
Elan also partnered with Lord’s & Lady’s Hair Salon founder Michael Barsamian to open a 3,000-square-foot high-end salon, Mizu, next to L’Espalier restaurant at the new luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel and condominium complex on Boylston Street. Another Mizu is planned for New York on Park Avenue. At Mizu which in Japanese means “water” the haircuts and coloring services start at $125.
Elan’s also partnered for a line of spas called Green Tangerine. The two partners have launched two new spa and salon businesses, Green Tangerine at Patriot Place in Foxborough and Legacy Place in Dedham. (more…)