James Brown (born 1969 in Croydon, London) is a London-based hair stylist, fashion editor, art director and farmer.[1]
James Brown | |
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Life and career edit
Brown grew up near Croydon in the 1970s. His introduction to hairdressing came early when he landed his first job in a Croydon salon at the age of 15 and where he first encountered schoolgirl Kate Moss.[2]
Moving into London, Brown completed his apprenticeship at Zoo in Covent Garden, before moving onto salon 'Brinks and Huck' where he began as a session hairdresser for style magazines i-D and The Face. Brown is a vintage clothes collector.[3]
Aged 24, he re-located to New York to pursue his freelance career. In 2005 he made London his permanent base once more to focus on building his own hair care brand James Brown London.[4] In 2009, James starred in his own TV shows, ‘James Brown’s Supermodel Salon’ created by E4 that revolved around his life and his celebrity friends. The Great British Hairdresser was another TV show with Jo Elvin editor of Glamour and Abbey Clancy, which attracted almost a million viewers each week in the UK. It has since been aired around the world in countries including Australia, Sweden and The Netherlands. James Brown also appeared on Supermodel Salon in 2009 and on Stephen Fry’s 100 Best Gadgets in 2011.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Bafta Incident edit
At the 2011 Bafta Television Awards ceremony in London,at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Brown was involved in a racial abuse incident, referring to Ben Douglas as a 'n*****r' multiple times. Following the incident, Brown issued an apology: “I’d like to make a public apology to Mr Douglas, to his friends and to Bafta for my offensive and stupid comments. The simple truth is that I had drunk far too much on the evening and my behaviour was totally unacceptable."[12] Ben Douglas is the director of a children's theatre.
Donations
Supermodel Kate Moss gave Brown her vintage 1930s gown, reportedly damaged by Courtney Love during Moss's attendance at the Victoria & Albert Museum Golden Age Of Couture Gala in 2007. The dress was auctioned off to raise money for Cancer Research UK. [13]
Television edit
Brown directed a short movie starring Abbey Clancy. For a Vauxhall commercial, Abbey Clancy plays an indie band front woman, wearing only a pair of Marks & Spencer pants.[15][16][17]
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | James Brown's Supermodel Salon | Self | Documentary |
| 2011 | Great British Hairdresser | Judge | Epi 1 - Epi 10 |
| 2011 | Stephen Fry’s 100 Best Gadgets | Self |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "James Brown - The Irish hairdresser to the stars". RTE. 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Looking fabulous with James Brown". Hype My Hair. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Cosmopolitan (28 April 2011). "James Brown talks hair trends". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "How To Make It In Hairdressing". Glamour UK. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Great British Hairdresser launches on E4 with celebrity and session hairstylist James Brown". mcintyres.co.uk. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Great British Hairdresser | Channel 4". channel4.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Great British Hairdresser Season 1". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Great British Hairdresser". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Great British Hairdresser (UK) Online Show Guide". sharetv.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Beaut.ie. "James Brown London Photo Fabulous Haircare". Beaut.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Lawrenson, Amy (18 March 2011). "James Brown talks to ELLE". ELLE. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Laura Roberts, James Brown apologises for hurling racial abuse at award ceremony, The Daily Telegraph, 30 May 2011
- ^ "Kate Moss Donates Famous Damaged Gown for Charity". Medindia. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Kate Moss: Her most stylish moments". guardian.com. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Abbey Clancy Goes Topless For Sadie Frost-Produced Vauxhall Campaign | MTV UK". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Abbey Clancy Goes Topless For Sadie Frost-Produced Vauxhall Campaign". mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Abbey Clancy stars in The Vauxhalls". Wonderland. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.