French inventor Christian Potut on designing the iconic claw clip

The claw hair clip was fashionable yet functional - no surprise that it made a comeback during the Covid lockdown - it was the perfect thing for making hair look good when a trip to the salon wasn’t possible.

But did you know this global phenomenon started life in a humble workshop in the French Alps?

This is how Christian Potut came up with the idea for the claw clip.

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