Alternative Hair Show 2013
London - UK, October 13th, Royal Albert Hall
Photo: Alex Barron-Hough @ TIGI Bed Head Studio
Sunday 13th October 2013 saw the 31st Alternative Hair Show continue its legacy at the Royal Albert Hall by presenting an outstanding evening of inspirational creativity and fund-raising in support of its cause of Fighting Leukaemia.
Spectacular presentations by 19 individual international hairdressing teams helped to raise over £181,000 for the Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation. This brings the total raised in the history of Alternative Hair to over £9 million.
Founder of Alternative Hair, Tony Rizzo, and Worldwide President of Alternative Hair, Anthony Mascolo, moved on to present The Alternative Hair International Visionary Awards. This vignette section of the show sees 25 young finalists each present their total look avant-garde model, the winner returning to London to present an individual show at next year's event.
From tailored to flamboyant, chic to sci-fi, the 25 participants made a strong on-stage presentation. First place went to Misha Cadkova from Czeck Republic; joint Runners-Up were Teresa Molloy from Ireland and Luigi Neri from Italy, and 2nd Runner Up was Olekandr Gryshko from the Ukraine.
AIPP Legend Award: Toni Mascolo OBE for 50 years' of Toni&Guy success; Best Commerical Category: Angelo Seminara - UK; Best Avant-Garde Category: Christoph Gaillet - France; Best Photo Category: Frank Apostolopoulos - Australia; Best Men's Category: Rustam Mirasov - Russia; Best Video Category: Cyrill Hohl - Luxembourg.
Top creative teams from around the globe – including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Austria, Australia, USA, Russia and Japan – then presented their incredible interpretations of Enigma – this year's Alternative show theme.
And bringing to life the awesome outcome of the Fighting Leukaemia cause were special guests Francesca Waite and her four-year-old son, Blue Tobin (now a Leukaemia survivor) who enjoyed the organisation's annual excursion to Disneyland, Paris.
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| TIGI International Creative Team, UK – PILGRIMAGE | ||||
| Step inside the footsteps of a pilgrimage that brought to life monochrome modernistic styling infused with immense power. | ||||
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| Sanrizz, UK – THE ENIGMA CHAIN | ||||
| A dazzling collection geometric shapes with yellow and raven black focal points. | ||||
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| Saco, UK – STATIC | ||||
| Architecturally inspired with a balance of light bringing glimpses of colour to life. | ||||
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| Robert Masciave, UK – LES ESORCHES | ||||
| A tribal mellé of exotic, authentic, violent, beautiful and unique characters. | ||||
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| Peter Mark, Ireland – CELTIC DARKNESS | ||||
| Celtic creations showing the haunting mysticism of supernatural Gothic legends. | ||||
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| Nicholas French, USA – CINEMATIC | ||||
| An elegant, crafted explosion of stylised and beautifully dressed shapes. | ||||
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| Mikel Luzea, Spain – WHAT? | ||||
| An enigma of the sexes, avant-garde men with styled facial hair led by a woman. | ||||
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| Mahogany, UK – REFLECTION | ||||
| Shimmering styles of futuristic purity imbued with imagination-laden sensuality. | ||||
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| Kohsuke Visual Network, Japan – CHINESE EMPRESS CIXI | ||||
| The legendary story teller harmonising Asian fashion with its sensuous beauty. | ||||
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| Klaus Peter Ochs, Germany – WONDERLAND | ||||
| A mythical journey into wonderland with a theatrical romance for style. | ||||
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| Laszlo Hajas, Hungary – THE SECRET OF COLOURS | ||||
| Showing the complexity of light and shade through tailored colourful cuts. | ||||
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| Gogen, Italy – INITIATION | ||||
| Matching couture with natural influences to integrate tradition and modernity. | ||||
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| Fehringer, Austria – MORPH | ||||
| A rebirth of the mystical morphing into the eccentric with a loaded skeletal twist. | ||||
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| E Salon, Australia – CRYPTOGRAM | ||||
| Where super-hero strength combined with structure, styling and colour. | ||||
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| Dmitry Vinokurov, Russia –LIBERALITY | ||||
| A riddle of transformation to rehabilitate the balance of mankind. | ||||
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| Carlo Bay, Italy –FASHION SCULPTURE | ||||
| A balanced affair of gymnasts with high gloss waves dominated by braiding. | ||||
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| Bundy Bundy, Austria – WHO AM I? | ||||
| Facing head-on the eternal quest of self discovery to find inner peace. | ||||
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| Anne Veck, UK – THE JAZZ AGE | ||||
| Pin curls and sleek bobs triumphed in the shimmy-shake dance appeal of the 20s. | ||||
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| Electric Hair, UK – FILM NOIR | ||||
| Architecture and fashion met in classic bobs, ordered curls and fractured fringes. | ||||
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| Grand Finale | ||||
| Raised over £181,000 for the Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation. | ||||
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