Didier Malige

Didier Malige (né Christian Malige; September 5, 1948) is a French hairstylist. Raised in Paris, France, Malige has been called a hair visionary by The New York Times and other commentators.

Biography Malige's career began in the mid-1960s when, as a teenager, he joined Carita Paris's premier salon as an apprentice. He went on to work at the salon of former Carita stylist, Jean Louis David, who made him part of a small group of young hairdressers for magazine work. Malige worked with photographers Helmut Newton, who he credits for his first big break on a French Vogue assignment; Bob Richardson; and Guy Bourdin. In the 1970s, Malige set off to launch his career in New York where he first worked with Bruce Weber for Seventeen magazine, Mademoiselle, and GQ.

Over the decades Malige has become known for his collaborations with photographers, including Patrick Demarchelier, Arthur Elgort, Hans Feurer, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Craig McDean, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, David Sims, and Terry Richardson. In 2006, they released a book The Catwalk Cats for which Malige took photographs of their home and cats and Coddington wrote and illustrated how she perceived the cats' personalities to be.

Didier Malige is currently represented by Art Partner.