Eugene Souleiman

Eugene Souleiman is a British hairstylist. Described as "one of fashion’s most prolific hair stylists" by Another Magazine, he styled for celebrities including Lady Gaga and worked with prominent fashion houses like Prada, Alexander McQueen, Maison Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Celine, and Chanel

Early life and education Souleiman, born in South-East London, grew up on a council estate and initially attended art school before dropping out. He frequently experimented with his hair during his formative years, reflecting: "It was the done thing back then; you’d go to the chemist and buy three boxes of colour and all bleach each other’s hair. Blues, greens, purples, leopard print, stripes."

Souleiman began an apprenticeship at the hotel Grosvenor House before moving to the more avant-garde Trevor Sorbie, a prominent stylist. Jeremy Scott, The Row, Dion Lee, Grace Wales Bonner, Thom Browne, and Calvin Klein. In 2016, he created Björk's styling for the cover story of the Spring/Summer 2016 issue of AnOther Magazine.

In 1998, Souleiman briefly worked at Toni & Guy before becoming co-creative director at Bumble and Bumble in 1999. He was later appointed as editorial director at Vidal Sassoon, a position he held until he was named creative director of Tecni.Art/L’Oréal Professionnel. He subsequently moved on to Wella Professional,

Souleiman regularly contributes to publications such as Dazed and Confused, i-D, W, Harper’s Bazaar, Another Magazine, Arena, Numero, V Magazine, L’Uomo Vogue, and The New York Times.