In the late 1970s, Sahag was associated with Shaun Casey, creating a stir by cutting her hair extremely short and bleaching it white for a Helmut Newton cover of French Vogue.
[4] "John was like the mad professor of hair", said Edward Tricomi, owner of the Warren-Tricomi salon, who along with Sahag advocated a shift to dry-cutting in the late 1970s because it gave greater command of how a style would look.
[2] Here he gained a number of celebrity clients that included Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Mick Jagger and Jon Bon Jovi.
[6] His work appeared in many different advertisements, including Lancome's Isabella Rossellini ads and Calvin Klein Jeans as well as many different fashion shows, notably Issey Miyake in Paris.
[7] His work appeared in fashion and beauty magazines in the photographs of Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Hiro, Albert Watson, Richard Avedon, and many others.