Tuesday 15 May 2012

11 Eponymous Brands And The People Behind Them

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Vidal Sassoon passed away last week at the age of 84. He was an artist who revolutionized the way women dealt with their hair, created the 'bob,' and believed that women should be able to just wash their hair and still end up with a great style, rather than needing to go to a salon constantly.

Starting in the 1950s, Sassoon opened a chain of salons and sold his hair products worldwide. In honor of him, here is a look at 11 other men whose famous brands they named after themselves.

2 comment(s):

fairlyoldguy said...

Ferdinand Porsche,Henry Ford,Ettore Bugatti,Ferruccio Lamborghini,Enzo Ferrari,The Maserati Brothers,Walter Chrysler, Hon. C.S. Rolls and Henry Royce. Renault, Peugeot, Citroen (no time to look up their first names),etc.

Gareth said...

Sassoon did not create the bob. He simply popularized a cut that had been around for decades.