Oribe was born in 1956 in Cuba. In 1976, he moved to New York City where he was hired as an assistant to famed hair stylist, Garren. Shortly after his apprenticeship, Oribe was hired by Vogue, Elle, and Glamour, to produce hairstyles for their editorials.
Canales was known as one of the industry's great hairdressers. He worked with celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and models including Naomi Campbell. He was a mainstay at fashion week, where he designed runway-ready locks for big names like Chanel, before going on to launch his product line.
Hairstylist to the stars; his work has appeared on 400 magazine covers,
including Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar.
The only hairstylist to have a permanent exhibit at The New York
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, for which he created over 100 wigs
portraying 500 years of hair fashion.