Antoni “Antek” Cierplikowski (1884 – 1976) became the world’s first celebrity hairdresser  when he opened the salon Antoine de Paris in Paris and became known as Monsieur Antoine.

He was born in Sieradz, Poland. He started a fashion for a short bob cut in 1909 which was inspired by Joan of Arc known as the „garconne”.He then introduced the shingle cut in the 1920s which became popular with daring young women.

In 1924, he opened a salon at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York which became the most fashionable hair salon in America. He worked for famous actresses, singers, wifes of head’s of state. Rumour said he slept in a coffin and lived in a glass house.