The Tippi Hedren Effect: How One Actress Shaped the Industry
If you hadn’t heard of Tippi Hedren, here’s a one-liner that can give you a rough idea of who she is – the Godmother of Vietnam’s nail industry. Curious about how and why she was given the title? This article reviews a little bit about Tippi Hedren’s career and her contributions to the nail industry which earned her the title, so read on to find out more!
Who is Tippi Hedren?
Tippi Hedren is an actress and a philanthropist who, in 2013, received the Legacy of Style award given by Beauty Changes Lives (BCL). She was born in 1930 and has received world recognition for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s movies ‘The Birds’ and ‘Marnie’.
She later starred in more than 80 movies and TV series, earning her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Even while she’s busy in her acting career, her humanitarian side has played a huge role in helping her to achieve the changes that she made throughout the United States.
Try Renowned Athlete Flo Jo Nails Designs
How Did Tippi Hedren Contribute to The Nail Industry?
Her acting role aside, Tippi Hedren started contributing to the beauty industry after the fall of Saigon in 1975. She was working with an international relief coordination known as Food for the Hungry when the idea came through. Part of her responsibilities for that role was to help Vietnam refugees get trained for their jobs.
Tippi Hedren brought in people with backgrounds of different skills, hoping to give them something they can work with. She brought in seamstresses, typists, and many other workers, but a group of Vietnamese women was interested in something else entirely.
One of these Vietnamese women, Thuan Le, recalled standing close to Tippi Hedren and being attracted to her nails and started talking to other refugees nearby about how beautiful her nails were.
At that moment, Tippi Hedren decided that these Vietnamese refugees can take up manicures as their technical skills. This became a turning point for the refugees as they picked up their skills.
How Tippi Hedren Helped Learn to Do Manicure?
