Youri Straatman

is a hairdresser and better known as De Mattenkoning (King of the Mat, the archetypical Hague hair style). 'Friesland, Zeeland, Germany, you name it': from far and wide, people come to Kinki Kappers Noordeinde in The Hague to have their mat taken care of by Youri. 'It's just a natural talent that's in me.' The sides and top short, the ears free and at the back 'let it freely flutter': Youri knows better than anyone how to cut the mat.