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Oribe's session, celebrity and salon work span decades and his fashion force sways the world. Creating skyscraper hair and iconic images through collaborations with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace, and Commes des Garçons, he proved hair is integral to image.
Training at Bruno Pittini in Paris prepped Serge Normant to be the consummate freelancer. His styles can be seen in ads for Chanel, Estée Lauder, L’Oréal and Ralph Lauren, and he’s worked with the world’s top fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Herb Ritts, Irving Penn and Annie Leibovitz.
Robert Lobetta's ideology of beauty and unique approach to create thought-provoking imagery are two of the reasons he influences others in his craft. He began his hairdressing career at 18 years old, eventually becoming the creative director for Sebastian International for 23 years.
Farouk Shami, Chairman of Farouk Systems USA and inventor of the CHI Ceramic Hairstyling Iron announces that they are moving their manufacturing to Texas, bring in over 1,000 new jobs.
For the world, she may have gotten her ride to fame from Meg Ryan’s celebrated shag, but the inside story is that working for a California celebrity salon (Arthur Johns) established the relationships that allowed her talent to go nuclear. Photo sessions with Herb Ritts; trendset styling for Michelle Pfeiffer, Jon Bon Jovi and John Mayer; film set consulting and top magazine covers all culminated in her bi-coastal salons in New York and Los Angeles.
His shears went platinum overnight when he snipped Farrah Fawcett’s signature layers in the 1970s. Just as powerful but less known: He produced the first hair show to incorporate music, lighting and theatrical effects, along with innovate techniques, such as scrunching, blow curls and taper-shear cutting. The father of the modern hair show also developed one of the first in-house training programs that required year-long assisting, and added spa services before most salon owners ever heard of them.
Over the last 27 years, Christopher and Sonya Dove have made quite a name for themselves in the professional beauty industry. As creative directors for Wella Professional USA, the British natives are responsible for the overall creative direction of educational and show programs.
Van Council is a four-time NAHA winner and co-owner with his brother, Michael Council, of Van Michael Salons in Miami and Atlanta. A trendsetter and style maker, Council has also devised an intensive training program that ensures the technical and creative talents of each staff member.
Over the last 20 years, Damien Carney has elevated hair styling into an art form through his work with a virtual who’s who in fashion and beauty.
Stylist, platform artist, educator, product manufacturer and photographer are just a few of the talents that have made Luis Alvarez one of the most influential hairdressers today.
MODERN SALON'S Maggie Mulhern took a tour of Arrojo Studio in Varick St. NY. Her guide was the wonderful Nick Arrojo himself. Visit www.arrojostudio.com.
Zotos is a dedicated, long-time supporter of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To jump start its October month-long fundraising initiative, the company held its 7th Annual Cut and Color-a-Thon on September 28, earmarking the proceeds for City of Hope’s breast cancer treatment and research programs.
Sometimes the make up designs are so over the top on the runway that they border on the freakish and TRYING WAY TOO HARD to shock. While I love "statement" hair, pretty, wearable make up designs are always the best. Temptu, one of the few truly professional makeup lines, created the make up designs for the Max Azria’s Spring/Summer 2010 collections at the most recent Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week.
Do you know the expression “walk the walk”? Basically, it means “practice what you preach”. Well, the people at Aveda walk the walk, talk the talk and really really practice what they preach.
Power jobs require power hair!
Information on celebrity hair stylist and industry icon Jamie Carroll.
At the end of April, Maggie Mulhern visited salon owner Rose Renda at her salon in NJ. Maggie pulls out a copy of Modern 05/09 with Rose Renda's creation on the cover. Rose was a participant in the first ever Artist Session. Enjoy this interview.
