Johnnie Sapong (Kunst)

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Born in London of Ghanaian origin, Johnnie Sapong has styled hair for most of his adult life. It was while attending Art College that Johnnie’s hairstyling training began with an offer from a friend’s sister to help out at her prestigious West End salon, Molton Brown. From that day Johnnie has never looked back.

His work has been seen on the pages of prominent international style bibles such as Allure, Glamour, W, GQ, i-D, Muse, Vanity Fair and Vogue (Italian, German and Japanese editions).

Johnnie’s list of prominent photographers is virtually a list of Who’s Who including; Annie Leibovitz, David Bailey, Miles Aldridge, Ellen von Unwerth, Terry Richardson, Nathaniel Goldberg, Karl Lagerfeld, Mert & Marcus, Alisdair McLellan, Manuela Pavesi and Sølve Sundsbø.

Johnnie Sapong’s career is highlighted with his vast array of celebrity clientele.
He is a favorite hairstylist to Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Natalie Portman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kiera Knightley, Justin Timberlake and Johnny Depp. Johnnie travels the world working with many stars on editorials, press junkets, movie premieres and honorable charity engagements.

Johnnie is one of the few hairstylists who have keyed collections in all of the major cities - New York, Milan, Paris and London. These collections, to name a few, are Dior, Gucci, Jenny/Byblos, Darryl K., Jovovich Hawk, Valentino, Dunhill, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, H&M, Hussein Chalayan and Alexander McQueen.

His main influence is taken from the streets, and finds inspiration from movies and art.

Johnnie currently divides his time between London and New York.

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