Meet Le Chapeau's Team
Thierry
Art Director
With nearly 25 years of hairdressing experience, expert Creative Director and colourist Thierry Benavides is up there with champagne as one of France’s finest exports.
He trained for five years at the Maison Dessange and L’Oréal Paris before moving to London in 2006.
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He specialises in colouring techniques, highlights, balayage, and only taking an inch off when you ask for it!
Beata
Hair Artist & Manager
Beata’s hairdressing journey started from a very young age when growing up in her grandmother’s hair salon.
It wasn’t long after that she went to study hairdressing and opened her own hair salon in Romania.
Eager to broaden her skills, she headed to Budapest for an additional training at BrainyCut professional.
Beata then moved to London in 2016 and has been working in high end salons since.
She specialises in highlights & balayage techniques but also has a thing for pixie haircuts!
Ivan
Hair Artist
Ivan, who is originally from Sicily, has been a hair artist for over fifteen years. He began his hairdressing career in Catania, then moved to Milan, and finally to London in 2014.
Ivan has worked in Soho, Chelsea, and managed a high-end hair salon in South Kensington for five years prior to joining Le Chapeau Cloche.
He specialises in colour but also has a thing for bold short scissor cuts!