Montecito Journal
In Business
Kevin Charles Boyle, The Biltmore's Hollywood Head Master
By Karen Taylor Perger

America's love affair with Hollywood is equaled only by Hollywood's love affair with hair. Hair was so important in Hollywood that Joan Crawford, at the height of her power as a 1930s movie star, had MGM import Sydney Guilaroff, a hairdresser she discovered in New York. He became so important to the studio that the imaginary Manhattan day spa in George Cukor's film “The Women” was even named Sydney's. Real-life celebrity stylists like Jose Ebert, Eugene Soulieman, Danilo, Frederic Fekkai, Christophe, Art Luna, Cody Kusakabe and Stuart Gavert who boast almost as much charisma as the stars themselves command $250-$300 a head when thay dress the locks of Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster, Sally field, Susan Sarandon or Kim Nasinger. Good looks, talent and diplomatic skills (stars love being catered to) help these star stylists