James Lebon (3 May 1959 - 22 December 2008) was a British film and music video director who taught fashion photography at London College of Fashion. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as a hairdresser. His father was Philip Lebon, a plastic surgeon in West-End. Lebon went to the Michael Hall Steiner Waldorf School, and when he decided to become an accountant it was a surprise for everybody. In 1980, after attending the Vidal Sassoon’s Academy, he set up Cuts his first hairdressing salon. Lebon became known for vogue-style hairdressing for the boys and girls. As time passed Cuts becameThese Are Cuts and moved to Kensington Church Street, where David Bowie was one of his customer. Magazines such as The Face,i-D, Harpers & Queen featured Lebon in their articles. It is known that he made the session for Buffalo fashion collective of the stylist Ray H Petri.
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