Alexandre de Paris
Alexandre de Paris was born Louis Alexandre Raimon in Saint-Tropez in 1922, trained in hairdressing from sixteen at the Antoine salon in Cannes, and became the hairdresser to Chanel, Dior, Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent. He launched the hair-accessories line in 1971 with the Vendôme comb, made in Félix Huchard's workshop in Oyonnax.