air salone
ATHENS Vangelis Hatzis, 30-21-06-77-41-08 Hatzis is known for his dry cutting technique, and his posh salon attracts celebrities and socialites for top-notch blowouts too.
BEIJING Tony Studio, tonystudio.com.cn; 86-10-5869-4697 Owner Tony Li is on speed dial for celebrities and fashion folk alike. With 12 salons, Li is becoming a household name.
DUBAI mariadowling, mariadowling.com; 971-4-345-4225 Getting an appointment with the perfectionist Dowling is no easy feat. Acolytes also recommend her colleague Rebecca, a pro in cut and color.
LONDON Josh Wood Atelier, joshwoodcolour.com; 44-203-393-0977 Wood, a renowned celebrity hair colorist, has curated salons that boast some of the most sought-after beauty talent in the city.
MEXICO CITY Silvia Galván Image Studio, silviagalvan.com; 52-55-4737-0133 The busy salon is famed not only for excellent cut and color but also for eyebrow design with resident expert Hugo Álvarez.
PRAGUE Libor Sula the Salon, liborsula.cz; 420-2-24-81-75-75 This luxurious salon, with three dozen meticulously trained-in-house stylists, has loyal clients flying in from all over Europe.
SÃO PAULO Studio W, studiow.com.br; 55-11-3823-2233 Owner Wanderley Nunes is the go-to stylist for A-list Brazilian actresses. Everyone emerges energized, polished, and pretty.
BANGKOK The Lounge Hair Salon, theloungehairsalon.com; 66-2-665-6020-1 Founded by a Thai supermodel and two stylists, this intimate salon is favored by both female and male fashion insiders.
BARCELONA 5° 1a Salón de Belleza, quintoprimera.com; 34-93-412-5162 This penthouse salon, a hidden gem, counts the city's most stylish fashion editors as clients, along with a sizable art-world contingent.
MILAN Area Numero Sei, lisi_francesca@fastwebnet.it; 39-02-36-56-62-57 Stylist Alessandro Lisi has assisted the best in the business. He now holds court in a discreet space that draws a discerning clientele.
MONTREAL Salon Pure, pure-montreal.com; 1-514-871-4004 The most fashionable women in town book into Pure. It's not unusual to see uptown chic and downtown edgy looks in neighboring chairs.
MOSCOW Aldo Coppola, aldocoppola.ru; 7-495-783-7373 Coppola's salons are the first choice for VIPs and beauty editors who go there for "all-in-one" mani, pedi, facial treatments in an hour.
MUNICH Barnet Concept, barnetconcept.de; 49-89-64-20-80-60 Models flock to fashion-show favorite Dirk Walther, Barnet Concept's in-demand hairstylist, who is always on trend.
PARIS David Mallett, david-mallett.com; 33-1-40-20-00-23 Popular with top fashion photographers and stylists, Mallett creates perfectly tousled, quintessentially stylish Frenchwoman hair.
SYDNEY Barney Martin, barneymartin.com.au; 61-2-9212-0204 Martin's salon epitomizes laid-back Aussie cool, and he delivers styles that can be re-created easily at home.
TOKYO Twiggy, twiggy.co.jp; 81-3-6413-1590 Fashion editors and models frequent this sunny sanctuary for its precise cutting technique. The salon's natural and organic products have a cult-like following.