Louis Alexandre Raimon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French hairdresser
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Place of Birth: Saint-Tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Louis Alexandre Raimon
- Louis Alexandre Raimon (6 September 1922 – 3 January 2008), better known as Alexandre de Paris, was a famous French hairdresser ("maître coiffeur").
- He was responsible for creating Elizabeth Taylor's coiffure in the 1963 Hollywood epic Cleopatra (1963 film).
- He also styled Greta Garbo, 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 a coil of hair arranged in the back of the head) and his flamboyant style made him famous, setting fashions in hairstyling for decades.
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