Hairdressing Legend Guy Kremer Bows Out With Fabulous Party At His Winchester Salon

Guests included celebrities, clients and friends, plus a world-famous band as the headline act!

by KELSEY | INDUSTRY NEWS

250 guests packed into the salon courtyard

Not everybody can call upon Dire Straits to play live at your semi-retirement party… but not everybody is the hairdressing legend Guy Kremer. And so a crowd of more than 250 celebrities, clients and friends – including author Kathy Lette, fashion designer Maria Grachvogel and British painter and curator David Remfry – packed his Parchment Street courtyard to listen to a touching and humorous speech from hotelier Robin Hutson before handing over to Dire Straits founder member and guitarist John Illsley, who played a fantastic set featuring all the band’s best-known songs.

“What an amazing party it was,” said Guy. “It was the best way to start the new act of my life and I am so grateful to my wonderful team, friends and business associates from across Winchester for helping to make this such a memorable event.”

Hotelier Robin Hutson led the speeches

Hampshire’s most famous hairdresser opened his modest French Connection salon in Winchester 50 years ago. Over the decades, the flamboyant Frenchman has grown it into the international Guy Kremer business, opening new salons, launching hair products and growing a clientele that includes pop stars, princesses and A-Listers.

As well as giving his time to a generation of young apprentices, Guy is a member of the L’Oréal Professionnel Portfolio, an exclusive group of top British hairdressers recognised for their creativity and expertise in professional hairdressing, and nine years ago was awarded The Fellowship for British Hairdressing’s UK Hairdresser of the Year for the second time.

Guy (right) with John Illsley and Kathy Lette

As Guy bows out to spend more time at his home in France, the Guy Kremer name will now be handed over to the salon’s senior team of Jonny Engstrom, Emily Huggett and Martin Roskilly. However, even at the age of 71 and nearing the end of his stellar career, Guy is adamant there is still more to do. As well as returning to his Winchester salon for a month every six weeks to do clients, he is also working on the relaunch of his own line of Guy Kremer hair products next year.