Robert lobetta hairdresser biography examples

Robert Lobetta’s story begins in the London suburb of Stoke Newington, where his father worked as a dressmaker.

Robert, as a child, recalls watching his father creating beautiful shapes from formless fabrics (this process would later become an integral element behind the inspiration of Robert's work.) At 15, and under the influence of his father, Robert began training at various hair salons in London.

His father deemed that hairdressing was a craft which had practical artistic value, much to Robert's initial hesitation.

After working in various salons, and contemplating the prospect of leaving it all behind to attend art school, Robert was offered a position at ‘Ricci Burns’ salon in Kensington.

It was here that Robert embraced his rebellious nature and the world of hair and fashion collided in the form of ‘punk’.

As Robert contended with the restraints of hairdressing during the 1970s, where hair stylists either “cut hair lik