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Case, Scissors

Object number2010.26.4

Manufacturer Vidal Sassoon Inc.

Designer Giorgio S. Brutini

Date1980-1989

OriginChina

Mediumleather; metal; plastic

Credit LineGift of James Dean

DescriptionBrown leather case with shoulder strap and handle, and zipper across bottom and on left side. Handle wrapped in black electric tape. Flap with metal clasp. Case opens, revealing slots of varying sizes for holding scissors and other hairdressing equipment. Dimensions27 x 8 in. (68.6 x 20.3 cm)
MarksPrinted in silver underneath flap: "VIDAL SASSOON / PROFESSIONAL KIT".

Lining: "MADE IN CHINA" ; 933436-1 11M".

Label: "GIORGIO S BRUTINI / PRIVATE COLLECTION".
Historical NotesScissors case that belonged to hairstylist Alfred "Deano" Dean. On October 22, 1926, Dean was born in Herron Hill. He moved to New York where he graduated from beauty school, but eventually returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be with his father. In the mid-1970s, he became the first African American hairstylist at the salon in Horne's Department Store. Dean was known for his incredible sense of style and his talent with a curling iron, breaking through racial barriers and creating hair styles for both white and black women. After Horne's closed, Dean opened a salon on the Boulevard of the Allies called Izzazu. He died on January 12, 2010, due to complications with prostate cancer.

Previous owner Alfred Dean (1926 - 2010)

Related institution Izzazu Salon

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

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