Biography
Ronnie Stam is the Oribe Hair Care Creative Director of Styling. He grew up in a creative atmosphere - being one of eight children in a small town outside Amsterdam, Netherlands. The son of a hairdresser, as a child Ronnie spent a good deal of time in his father's well respected hair salon.
Early on, Ronnie was introduced to a fellow Dutchman - hair legend Christiaan. Christiaan took Ronnie under his wing and soon became Ronnie's mentor. Ronnie was fortunate to work with him, being his first assistant in Tokyo, Paris, Milan and New York for more than 10 years.
During this period, Ronnie and partners opened an Amsterdam salon that became very successful in the Netherlands. Ronnie soon became in-demand and started splitting his time between the salon and Paris, where he worked as a freelance hairdresser.
While in Paris, he worked with top fashion photographers such as Arthur Elgort, Patrick Demarchelier, Gilles Bensimon, Oliviero Toscani, Paolo Roversi, Peter Arnell and Pamela Hanson. Ronnie then decided to move to Paris. He lived in France for five years.
From Paris, he moved to New York, and his success continued as he worked with countless top models and celebrities, including Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Helena Christensen,
Paulina Porizkova, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Lauren Hutton, Elle Macpherson, Tyra Banks, Steven Tyler, Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, Duran Duran, Keith Richards,
Mick Jagger, Joe Perry, Uma Thurman, Linda Evans and Lauren Bacall, to name a few.
Ronnie's work has graced top global fashion publications, TV commercials, advertising campaigns, calendars, music videos and many special projects. He has worked with notable film directors such as Michael Bay and David Fincher.
Through the years, Ronnie formed a special friendship with Cindy Crawford, working with her on many special projects including - MTV's House of Style, book tours, exercise videos and calendars.
One of the personal highlights in Ronnie's career has been to work exclusively and tour with world-known rock bands The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.
Ronnie's work has taken him around the world North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. He lives in NYC with his wife and daughter, Lola.
Ronnie has continued success while demonstrating his passion most recently by becoming an educator for Oribe Hair Care. He is represented by the talent agency Kramer & Kramer.
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