History

‘Roman’ opens a hairdressing salon at 5 Gołębia Street. He is soon joined by Kazimiera, Adelajda Tatomir-Dyras mother (the first one on the right) as an apprentice. She works here until 1968 when she starts her own hairdressing salon, together with her sister Stanisława. Kazimiera retires at the beginning of 2000, leaving many regular and satisfied clients.

Roman with his wife, Adela, and team in the salon at 5 Gołębia Street. In these times, it was one of the best hairdressing salons in Cracow. The whole artistic and intellectual society of the city had their hairdos done at the Roman’s. The Salon was a place of social meetings – this is where artisans, artists and professors held their discussions, where the city’s elite met, and where new social relationships were established. The visits at the Roman’s were often concluded with a round of bridge, chess or intellectual discourse.

Adelajda Tatomir, Roman’s granddaughter, for the first time is looking at Paris which will soon become her beloved city. She went to the capital of France at her paternal uncle’s, Jacek Tatomir’s, invitation in order to learn from the best hairdressers in the world. It is in Paris, at Rue Royale, next to the Parisian house of L’Oréal, where her dream of a beautiful, big salon in the centre of the Old Town in Cracow arises. Adelajda observed elegant French women and noticed, more and more clearly, the beauty of Polish women, whose radiance was dimmed by greyness and poverty of the Communist times. She decided to shorten the distance between Paris and Poland and give Polish women opportunities they had not had so far – the chance to access professional beauty care.

A hairdressing show in Dom Turysty at Westerplatte Street in Cracow. It was the first show for the Polish audience after Adelajda’s return from Paris. The show was an opportunity to present the most recent trends and hairdressing techniques, as well as the artistry skills gained in Paris. It was a breakthrough in the hairdressing art of those times – Ada showed, among others, brush-styled hairdos, which were an unprecedented novelty at that time.

One of the next training shows for hairdressers from Poland. Soon afterwards, Ada, as a Hairdressing Master, became examiner in the Craftsmen Chamber. She examined hairdressers during their bachelor’s and master’s degree exams throughout the next 20 years.

A training show at Słowacki Theatre in Cracow. Ada is growing the need to extend her hairdressing activities outside the Salon. She wishes to share her knowledge and experience. Together with her paternal uncle, Jacek Tatomir, she dreams about introducing to Poland a wide array of L’Oréal Professionnel products and presenting their quality to the Polish hairdressers. This is exactly when, thanks to Jacek Tatomir’s initiative, the association of Haute Coiffure Française begins its activity in Poland. Salon Roman, whose hairdressers take part in numerous artistic endeavours of HCF, such as photo shoots and shows, joins the Polish branch of HCF. And so begins the time of journeys and trips to Paris to Carrousel du Louvre for the annual Haute Coiffure shows, which create tendencies for subsequent seasons of each year.

In a new Salon at 1 Gołębia Street, where Hair & Beauty ROMAN is located up till now. In the Nineties, the company thrives and its blossom is spectacular. Relocation from a small salon at 5 Gołębia Street to a new seat allows the company to offer its clients a totally new, unprecedented at that time quality and a unique comfort. During those days, two more salons are established at Bracka and Krakowska Street. After a few years, Ada, together with her son, Bartłomiej, who starts managing the company, makes a decision about centralising and enlarging the Salon. The company grows, a Kérastase Institute and two separate areas for men and women are brought to life.

Dreams come true! Laetitia accepts Ada’s invitation to Cracow. Their common projects are launched under the name of Atelie de Precision. A number of hairdressing trainings take place. The hairdressers from Poland have a unique opportunity to learn from Leatitia herself and other world-class hairdressing masters. Laetitia also moves to Atelie her work on the yearly Dossier Press, which are published on the covers of the most prestigious fashion magazines in the world.

A backstage photo from one of the photo shoots to Laetitia Guenaou’s Dossier Press – „Fait Main”. The artistic work gives hairstylists a great deal of professional satisfaction and has a positive influence on the team’s integrity. Moreover, spending time with such a creative person as Laetitia shows possibilities and inspires to seek creative resources, whose existence we are not always aware of, inside ourselves. It promotes a totally new perception of the hairdresser’s work and stimulates professional development. It also teaches how to share one’s passion with others.

The latest history of Hair & Beauty ROMAN is a continuation of the successes which began in 2007. Our master hairdressers keep their skills cutting edge and their successes are accompanied by the victories of the younger generation of stylists. The most important accomplishments of our team in the last years include two 3rd prizes in the Color Trophy L’Oréal Professionnel competition: Jarosław Pudełek in 2014 and Rafał Grabiec in 2015, and a double victory in the Couture Styling Kérastase contest, also achieved by our gentlemen. This time the highest distinction was received by Rafał Grabiec (2015) and Dariusz Sochacki (2016).