What do you wish you had invented? The cloud. Who has most recently surprised you? French President Emmanuel Macron for the positive energy he launched in France and Paris. It’s the perfect fusion of Vietnamese and French food. What technology or app do you rely on most? FaceTime, to connect with my kids.įavorite meal and where? The Vietnamese Bouillabaisse at Indochine. Weakness? Espresso and chocolate eclairs. Yachting, sailing trips, discovering hotel gems such as Villa Treville in Positano, or getting fantastic seats at football matches in Europe. What do you splurge on? Luxurious travel and experiences for my family.
Where do you go when you need quiet? The top of Mt. What food would you never eat? I really don’t like red peppers.įavorite spot in the entire world: Our country home, in Provence, playing soccer with my son in our yard. What are you working on mastering? Maintaining the peaceful and slow-pace life of Provence when I’m in New York.Ĭomfort food: Hot chocolate with oat milk. What should Pantone’s color of 2019 should be? Terracotta. What did you want to be when you were growing up? A sculptor. What do you do or take when you can’t sleep? I put a sprig of lavender on the windowsill and the breeze blows its scent in. What is always in your fridge? Coconut milk, yogurt, and lettuce. What is always on your desk? Large Post-it notes and my calligraphy pen. What drives you crazy? Unreliable people. What phrase or word are you known for saying? “Unbelievable!!!” Most requested meal your children ask you to make: Crêpes in the mornings. Most impressive meal that you make: Ratatouille, but only if the vegetables are from our garden. Name a trait or talent you possess that few know about you: I pilot helicopters. Least favorite smell: Anything too artificial. Who cuts your hair? Robert Sherman at the Fekkai Salon at the Mark hotel and Fabrice at the Fekkai salon in Soho.ĭaily tote or carry-all of choice: The same leather briefcase I’ve had for 15 years.
Fekkai spoke to the Cut about his pride of Emmanuel Macron, the vegetable he’ll never eat, and his weakness for eclairs.Ĭleanser of choice: Bastide Figue d’Ete body wash/soap. “The most beautiful people are the ones that don’t try too hard and are just authentically themselves,” says Fekkai.Įasy for him to say. They trimmed the name, updated the formulas, and have resurrected the brand into a beauty and lifestyle collection inspired by the wellness of his native Provence, incorporating what he bemoans as the lost art of artisan and craftsmanship. In 2015, he and wife Shirin von Wulffen purchased a beloved French classic, Cote Bastide. Over the past three decades, his name remains synonymous with luxury hair care today, through both products and seven salons across the country.īut Fekkai himself has moved beyond hair.
Salon owners Alain Pinon, Kao Hui, Susanna Romano, Julien Farel, and colorist Sharon Dorram are but a few who honed their skills at Fekkai. Clients had to take elevators to get from their dressing room to their stylist or colorist. A luxury hair-care line quickly followed, as did a move half a block away (thanks to backing from Chanel) to a five-floor space that became Frédéric Fekkai Beauté de Provence Salon and Spa. The notion of forking over $300 for a haircut in the late ’80s raised eyebrows (which were probably also done at Fekkai). His glistening dark eyes would meet theirs in the mirror, and in the spirit of a sexy co-pilot, he would ask, “So. Wearing the salon’s signature crisp lavender shirt and black trousers, clients (like fine, me) melted in his presence. The Aix-en-Provence native wasn’t too tough on the eyes, either. Seemingly overnight, every woman in New York (Hillary Clinton, Martha Stewart, Demi Moore among others) suddenly wanted her hair cut by Frédéric Fekkai (and his name graced the door of the newly built sprawling salon atop Bergdorf Goodman). A handsome Frenchman moved from Paris to New York in the early ’80s.
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