Hairdresser to the world: Toni Mascolo OBE
Family and friends filled The Sacred Heart Church in Cobham, Surrey to show their respect for hairdressing extraordinaire Toni Mascolo, at a service of thanksgiving for his life on Monday.
In a fitting tribute to the man who was famous for his hard-working nature while remaining the humble family man, the service was an emotional, and at times jovial, remembrance of his life.
The hundreds of guests heard how, despite his huge success as the co-founder of Toni&Guy and beyond, he still took the train to work and made his own sandwiches – although as a man who loved his food they were still pretty special.
The Requiem Mass began with the Introductory Rites, a hymn and the dressing of the coffin, before moving on to the readings. It was when his daughter Sacha and sons Christian and Pierre said their tributes that everyone was reminded of Toni’s spirit that led to him becoming such a success.
Sacha spoke first of how every morning he would turn Italian TV on loud and make a cup of tea and tell her he loved her more than she would ever know – which of course she says she did know. She also recalled a phrase of his that summed up his career, that inspired her and will continue to inspire others:
“Don’t worry about the money, enjoy what you do and the money will come.”
Toni certainly made the most of his life, full of vision, hard work and most of all passion. It was those qualities that saw a single salon in Clapham, London in 1963 grow the Toni&Guy name into the super brand is it today.
For a full tribute to Toni please see the Jan/Feb issue of Salon Business.
