BRIGHT LIGHTS,
BIG CITY
PAUL MERRITT WAS ONCE THE BAD BOY OF BRITISH HAIRDRESSING – A PRECOCIOUSLY TALENTED STYLIST WHO SHOOK UP THE INDUSTRY WITH AUDACIOUS SHOOTS, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL BEHAVIOUR AND AN IRREVERENT ATTITUDE TO SOME OF HAIR’S MOST VENERABLE INSTITUTIONS. A STARRING ROLE IN REALITY TV SERIES THE SALON MADE HIM A HOUSEHOLD NAME AND LED TO THE LAUNCH OF HIS CELEBRITY-FILLED SUPER-SALON, BLOWW. BUT THE RELENTLESS GLARE OF PUBLICITY SOON TOOK ITS TOLL, AND WITH CREATIVE FALL-OUTS, FIST FIGHTS AND FINANCIAL SCANDALS, IT WAS TIME TO REASSESS. HAVING TASTED SUCCESS WITH THE JED ROOT AGENCY IN LONDON, THREE YEARS AGO PAUL UPROOTED TO THE BIG APPLE AND PUT HIS TALENTS TO USE AS AN IN-DEMAND SESSION STYLIST. CREATIVE HEAD WENT TO MEET HIM TO TALK ABOUT OLD TIMES AND BEING AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK…
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