Richard started his activities in the field of beauty in 1987 at Vidal Sassoon in London, exerting his influence on VS collections from the late 1990s onwards. He is an essential figure in the hair scenes in the U.S. and Europe. Richard’s extraordinary ability was proved when the late Vidal Sassoon climbed onto the stage at the Alternative Hair Show in London and praised him with the remark, “This is hair cutting!” Richard is the founder of “saco”, a salon academy that operates in cities around the world, including London, Bordeaux, Montreal, Moscow, and Copenhagen. He is trusted by academies across the world not only as an artist, but also as an educator.