Even though nine years had passed since his last presentation, Harris still managed to talk for over two hours covering an illustrated version of the history of hair with imagery he loves, including Hollywood icons, many of whom he knows personally, and hairdressers who’ve inspired him throughout his career, often dropping in anecdotes such as meeting the likes of Giorgio Armani whilst at Sunday lunch at Aldo Coppola’s house and not realising who he was. At the end of the presentation Harris invited the audience to de-camp to a nearby bar to ‘join him for a drink’ and was astounded when over 80 people turned up. “It was terrific,” he murmurs in wonder. ”Like a wedding reception!”

Originally they were going to work on one idea, based on ‘classic hairdressing’, but in the end they worked for 10 days and shot seven stories. “The great thing about Moscow is that it’s full of talented, wonderful hairdressers and makeup artists, with incredible energy. I was working with a group of young people, all in their 20s and I was reborn! My Moscow squad has hit new ground. I can’t be 23 again, but I can be a purist and my sons really keep me in the moment. They’ve become my teacher.”

What’s next? “I want to do more of the same, but I’d like to shoot in LA next time. I am genuinely enthusiastic and excited for the future. I feel I’m on the right track. I was ‘off the pitch’ with an injury for a long time, but now I’m back. I am genuinely excited.”

Where does his newly-found creativity come from? “I stared at a blank white wall for a very long time and now I want to do stuff! I feel I am observing things in a clearer way, seeing colours more vividly, experiencing shapes in architecture more strongly. It’s inspiring.”