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J. Dessange

In 1954, the brand’s founder, Hubert Jacques Dessange, opened his first Paris salon after acquiring the Gloria Glory beauty institute on avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jacques Dessange’s movement-focused cuts shaped the creative identity associated with the coiffé-décoiffé signature. The brand’s connection with cinema began in the 1960s through his celebrity clientele and later included an official hairdressing partnership with the Cannes Film Festival. Its development from a Paris salon into a franchise network included an international salon in Tunisia in 1962 and a first franchise affiliation in 1975. In the 1980s, DESSANGE developed its blond expertise and Californian balayage technique. The Jacques Dessange salon banner became DESSANGE in 2004, followed by the direct distribution of professional hair-care products in 2009. In 2023, Intermediate Capital Group obtained exclusive control of Groupe Dessange. In fragrance, L’Eau de Parfum Dessange, launched in 2006, is identified as the brand’s signature scent.