Vidal Sassoon snubbed for new £20 note as "Hairdressers are NOT Visual Artists"

I am offended that the government doesn't believe my industry is a visual art. What is it then? Our industry deserves more respect! We are artists!!!!!!!!

Our voices must be heard!!! Thank you!

Hairdressing is a form of art and skill not everyone can do it.!!

Our voices must be heard! Thank you!

YES! We are visual artists!!

Vidal deserves to be on the note!

I've been a hairdresser for 20 years I believe we are artists and I think Vidal changed the course of fashion with his signature hair cuts

How can hairdressing not be visal art! Maybe who ever said this should come and have a go at one of Sassions haircuts.

scandal..

please nominate Vidal Sassoon

Let's do this...

#respectthecraft

I AM A VISUAL ARTIST! #respectthecraft

I have been in the hair industry for more than 35 years. Some women pay more for their hair than they do a designer dress... No one can argue that hairdressing is not visual and an Art. Vidal is the undisputed king of hair, so of course he should be on the list!

years of training darned hard work, not to mention the creativity to perfect hair. Vidal revolutionised hairstyling with his precision cutting technique. When is the world going to realise hairstyling is art in it's truest form working with living material.

Fair play Sean!

imagine looking at people everywhere around you with hair that wasn't beautiful, spend the next day or two looking at people's hair good and bad. Haircuts can be a living growing art it can be manipulated and structurely cut into shapes that are unbelievable, go watch some of the greatest hairstylists in the world and I promise, you will know it is a very visual art, just watch the transformation of a persons looks while having there hair cut by one of the greatest hairstylist in the world I have very many favorites but let's start by watching Tim Hartley and Mark Hayes you will be amazed, emerge yourself into Vidal Sassoon history and culture it's one of the most richly archived photos, video and in print ,since Vidal's start. Not to mention he is one of the kindest human beings that I have ever met. Being able to make a judgement about what is and what isn't a visual art , I would hope these people who participate in these desicions would be artist because it is quite clear that some of the most amazing people have been openly agreeing that hairDressing is a visual art. Rhei

hairstylists are most definitely a type of visual artist and Vidal Sassoon represents that clearly

I think to be a hair stylist is an art

I nominate Vidal on behalf of my brother Ray Allington (RIP)