Sam McKnight | A Career in Hair
The Emma Guns Show
Emma Gunavardhana
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Emma chats to celebrity hairdresser Sam McKnight about his career creating some of the most iconic looks in fashion history and why, as he launches an extension to his haircare range Hair by Sam McKnight, he's pausing to reflect on what he has learned from decades working with visionaries and trailblazers.
During our conversation we discuss the age of the Supermodel, watching punk emerge on the King's Road in the 1970s from the top deck of the number 22 bus, why lockdown offered an opportunity to pause and reconsider, which he didn't know he needed, and much more...
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| 1:58.0 | Hello, I and welcome to this episode of the Emma Gunns show featuring celebrity hairdresser Sam McKnight sharing the details of his incredible career styling supermodels and royalty. |
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| 2:28.0 | Welcome to this episode of the Emma Gunns show where I am joined by Sam McKnight, superstar hairstylist but so much more trust me. |
| 2:37.0 | When I tell you that there are images indelibly printed in your brain that he has had a hand in and that hand has been in the hair. |
| 2:46.0 | Welcome to the show Sam McKnight, how are you? |
| 2:48.0 | Thank you for having me, I'm good, I'm good, thank you. |
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