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United Kingdom Guido Palau is a British hairstylist known globally for his influence on fashion trends and extensive work with high-profile fashion houses, publications, and celebrities.
Guido Palau frequently collaborates with Prada, creating hair looks for their fashion shows and campaigns.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Dior.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Loewe.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Schiaparelli.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Fendi.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Versace, and he worked on their campaign in 1996 with Richard Avedon. He also creates looks for their runway shows.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Ralph Lauren, and he creates looks for their runway shows.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include The Row.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Sacai.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Dolce & Gabbana.
Guido Palau's commercial clients include Miu Miu.
Legendary hairstylist Guido Palau launched a series of shampoo, conditioner, and styling products with Zara, expanding their hair division with multiple collections, including 'Everyday Basics' and 'Shine'.
Calvin Klein offered Guido Palau the position of lead hairstylist for his Fall collection in 1994, marking his first fashion show and a pivotal moment in his career. He also creates looks for their runway shows.
In 2005, Guido Palau signed with Redken as their creative consultant.
Guido Palau was born in Dorset, England, and spent his teenage years in Bournemouth. After a modest school career, he trained as a hairdresser, initially with Vidal Sassoon in Bournemouth. An early challenge in his career occurred when he was dismissed from Vidal Sassoon after playfully filling an appointment sheet with fictional celebrity names. This event prompted him to pursue session hairstyling for photographic shoots and fashion shows more seriously, seeking to establish his career in the industry.
A significant turning point in Palau’s career was styling the hair for George Michael’s iconic “Freedom! ’90” music video, which featured supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, and Cindy Crawford. In the early 1990s, as the supermodel era transitioned to grunge, Palau began collaborating with photographer David Sims. Their work, featuring street-cast subjects and anti-fashion hairstyles, appeared in “The Face” magazine and captured the attention of Calvin Klein. Klein subsequently enlisted Palau and Sims to work on his pivotal Fall 1994 fashion show, an endorsement that brought Palau international recognition and led to further high-profile collaborations, including a Versace campaign in 1996 with Richard Avedon.
Today, Palau is recognized as one of the world’s most in-demand hairstylists. He regularly works with photographer Steven Meisel and David Sims, with his work appearing in international editions of Vogue, Love, V, and W Magazine. He creates hair looks for over 30 fashion shows each season, driving many major trends for brands like Prada, Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, Alexander Wang, Calvin Klein, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren, and Alexander McQueen. His career progression includes being signed as the creative consultant for Redken in 2005 and being named one of the British Fashion Council’s “25 Most Powerful People in the Fashion Industry” in 2009. He has also authored two books, “Heads: Hair by Guido” (2000) and “Hair: Guido” (2014), showcasing his extensive body of work.
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