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Cutting up: Internationally famous hairdresser, creator of 'the wedge' and 'scrunch drying,' Trevor Sorbie works on a model at Massey Hall show.
Cutting up: Internationally famous hairdresser, creator of 'the wedge' and 'scrunch drying,' Trevor Sorbie works on a model at Massey Hall show.

Cutting up: Internationally famous hairdresser, creator of 'the wedge' and 'scrunch drying,' Trevor Sorbie works on a model at Massey Hall show.

Date11/20/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0134179F
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