Color guides, bridal beauty tips, and a little NYC hairdressing history — from Salon Icon NYC.
Style Guide
An illustrated guide to six haircuts everyone should know, plus the cut and color trends defining 2026 — from relaxed bobs to glass blonde.
History
From Vidal Sassoon's first American salon on Madison Avenue to Kenneth Battelle styling Jacqueline Kennedy — the history behind why Manhattan salons hold themselves to a different standard.
In 1924, Antoine de Paris opened a salon at Saks Fifth Avenue and brought the bob and the shingle cut to New York — the haircut that defined the flapper era.
In 1913, Madam C.J. Walker opened a beauty salon in Harlem, building the foundation of America's Black hair care industry from New York City.
