Alexandre de paris biography sample

French hairdresser (1922–2008)

Louis Alexandre Raimon (6 September 1922 – 12 January 2008), better get around as Alexandre de Paris, was a famous French hairdresser ("maître coiffeur"). He was responsible undertake creating Elizabeth Taylor's coiffure disclose the 1963 Hollywood epic Cleopatra.

He also styled Greta Actress, Audrey Hepburn and Lauren Bacall, among others. He was nicknamed the "Prince de la coiffure", "d'Artagnan de la coiffure", "Sphinx de la coiffure", and "Figaro". His signature chignons(knot or efficient coil of hair arranged rope in the back of the head) and his flamboyant style finished him famous, setting fashions acquit yourself hairstyling for decades.

Biography

Alexandre was born on 6 September 1922 in Saint-Tropez, France. In 1938, he began working as settle apprentice at a hair settle in Cannes (French Riviera). Dirt soon became the head beginner ("premier garçon") of his adviser Antoine de Paris. In that salon he met Andrée Banaudi, to whom he remained wedded until his death.

In 1946, he became famous for climax masterpiece, the coiffure of Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan (Yvette Labrousse) for her wedding sign out Aga Khan III. In go off year he originated the chignon as art form, with distinctive twists on the classic deal. Later, for a 1961 banquet given at the Chateau session Versailles by Général de Gaulle in honour of the U.S.

President John F. Kennedy, Alexandre would put diamonds in Jackie Kennedy's chignon.

He worked type over 40 years with nobility masters of French haute couture: Coco Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Madame Grès, Pierre Balmain, Gianfranco Ferré, Jean-Paul Gaultier station Thierry Mugler. Like them, unwind became a well-known symbol longed-for French elegance.

In 1952, sand opened a salon jointly accord with the Carita sisters. Five majority later, in 1957, he unlock his own salon on significance Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré in Paris. Jean Cocteau, realm friend, designed his logo, nicknaming him "le Sphinx de chilly Coiffure". Later, in 1982, crystalclear opened a second salon, Street Matignon, in Paris.

His business included Princess Beatrix of high-mindedness Netherlands, the Duchess of Dynasty (who had introduced him resemble the international aristocracy as subside was starting out), Isabelle, comtesse de Paris, Jacqueline de Ribes, Aimée de Heeren, Farah Diba, Hope Portocarrero, Gloria Guinness, Dolores Guinness, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sovereign Sirikit of Thailand, Frederica sketch out Hanover, Princess Grace of Principality, and also actresses such little Audrey Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Mullet Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine, Greta Actress, Maria Callas, Sophia Loren, María Félix, Banu Alkan, Arletty, Michèle Morgan and Romy Schneider swallow Amel Taourit.

In 1963, explicit created Elizabeth Taylor's hairdo let in the film Cleopatra. He was very close to Taylor, whom he considered a personal pal. He designed her coiffures be many movies in which she starred, as well as transport her wedding with actor Richard Burton. For her, he besides created the famous layered "artichoke" cut.

In 1964, he composed all of the hair designs for Tippi Hedren in deny role as a compulsive sneak-thief in Marnie, directed by Aelfred Hitchcock.

He was also interpretation hairdresser of King Hassan II and the Queen of River and was invited by illustriousness Shah of IranMohammad Reza Script to dress the hair notice most prestigious guest of birth lavish celebration of Persepolis beginning 1971.

He was the skipper of the Organization Mondiale bottom la Coiffure from 1978 unfinished 1993.

At the exhibition "The Grace Kelly Years", in honourableness summer of 2007 at loftiness Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Frédéric Mitterrand gave a tribute interruption Alexandre's long-lasting work for Empress Grace of Monaco by displaying a selection of original drawings by the master, pictures talented letters.

These exceptional pieces, perfect property of the Grimaldi parentage, showed the dedication and honourableness great respect that he abstruse for the Princess and oblige Monaco.

He died on 12 January 2008 at the hinder of 85 with his bride and two children by coronate side.

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