GALLERY
2019 Gaia
In Greek mythology Gaia is the ancestral Mother of Life; the primal Mother Earth Goddess. She’s a pure and captivate inspiration to my life. She has no colour, no hidden agendas, she has no politics nor religion, she speaks a universal language that every race, country and people of all ages can speak and understand. She has been a guardian to all humanity for four and a half billion years. My collection is a reminder to be kind to ourselves and to Gaia; Mother Nature. Her innocence and healing powers keep our planet healthy and spinning, yet we live our day to day lives in today’s fast pace society totally oblivious of the abuse we have caused her.
We need to consciously be aware of the constant pollution and harm, caused by our carelessness or lack of education, to keep a healthy environment for the sake of every living thing, including ourselves. We as a collective need to unite to maintain a sustainable way of living to keep her healthy, to ensure her well-being, and to a secure a thriving environment for generations to come.
My Gaia collection was inspired by my childhood garden where I used to spend a great deal of my time in. I wanted to capture the peaceful, healing and grounding feeling I would have whenever I connected with Mother Nature. I always felt in my element when I was bare foot in the grass, surrounded by tall trees, lush greens and all types of roses, peonies and succulents. Memories of my feet and hands griping the giant fig tree’s trunk as I perched myself onto my favourite branch overlooking my view of the world. Many hours would be lost as I would stare into the distance wondering what the future would bring as the wind would sing songs around my hair. As Mother Nature showered me with her unconditional loving arms, I felt as safe as though I was in my own mother’s arms. This tranquil experience is something I wish for all children of the future to have in their life time. To finish with a quote; “Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody is ready to change themselves for the world”. We need to stop pointing fingers and take responsibility for our actions. While positive changes aren’t being made, Mother Nature suffers, if she falls, we all fall. The road to prosperity is by taking responsibility and accountability for the destruction we as a human race have already caused, and help preserve what is left of this precious planet we all call home. We need to make environmental impact a priority, whereby every little remedy makes a difference. You might think you are only one person, who cannot make a huge impact on our environment, however in reality, all major changes come from individual actions. All that is required is thewillingness to do our part to make this planet more sustainable. Mother Nature is in danger, let us come together to save our life giving and life saving
Hairdresser:Selina Chhaur
Photographer:Weronika Mamot
Makeup:Kristina Sarah Persichini
Stylist:Connie Manos
Models: Taydam Knowles, Rose Bradley, Winter Marshall, Saydy Van Den Munckhof, Brittany Smale, Bianca Hatton
2018 Fluidity
These works are an exploration of the fictitious nature of gender, and are intended to reveal how the relationships between hair, gender and identity can be used to escape the pervasive dictates of normalizing power. These styles are intended to reveal that gender is not dictated by biology, and is not something one is, but rather something one does – it is an act or a series of acts. The illusion of gender is revealed by Judith Butler in Gender Trouble, when she states that:
“Gender is not something that one is, it is something one does, an act... a “doing” rather than a “being”. There is no gender identity behind the expressions of gender; that identity is performatively constituted by the very “expressions” that are said to be its results.” “We act as if that being of a man or that being of a woman is actually an internal reality or something that is simply true about us, a fact about us, but actually it’s a phenomenon that is being produced all the time and reproduced all the time, so to say gender is performative is to say that nobody really is a gender from the start”.
The hairstyles not only reflect the androgynous lifestyle of the creator, but are also reminiscent of the lifestyle of many of her models – thus extending this exploration of gender performativity beyond an aesthetic decision, and into the real world.
2018 Woodland Deity
The concept for this collection was to focus on raw, natural texture, beauty, and threading the fine line of unkempt. We depicted a series of stunning woodland creatures, each with their own style, whose exterior beauty rivalled no other. However, growing up in the woodlands has its issues; without access to power and being isolated from today's world, these beautiful creatures tend to their appearances without the poison of societies norms, and the advantages of heat styling. In this collection, you will find our team’s artistic vision of what beauty would look like without the restriction of trend, the limitations of smooth, and the use of power. Enjoy as each image encapsulates how the woodland deity’s personality affects their portrayal of outward beauty.
Team Leaders: Dion La Bella & Hung Tran
Hair: Vee Nguyen / Emma Tooth / Mario Fioravanti / Selina Chhaur / Alison Edge / Ingrid Wolff
Stylist: Connie Manos
Makeup: Kristina Persichini
Photographer: Weronika Mamot
2017 Oho Harahe
NATIONAL FINALIST
HAIR EXPO APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
Humility; a word which is greatly forgotten when the world needs it most, my collection was based upon a Japanese tradition called Oho Harahe which is one of the most important and sacred ceremonies of the Shinto religion. It occurs every 30 days of the sixth and 12th month of the year and its purpose is to purify and cleanse body, mind and soul from pollution, sins and calamities. I believe that this is relevant to not only the world now but can be applied to both your personal and professional lives as well. I chose to use 4 figures representing all classes from histories social hierarchy which are the Geisha (Artesian), a Peasant (Lower Class Citizen), a Samurai (Government official [Middle Class Citizen]) and an Empress (Royalty [First Class Citizen]). I did this to show that no one is above faith and humanity, to reiterate that everyone sins at some point and that it is important to reflect on our past and to forgive ourselves for what we have done wrong.
HAIR: Mario Fioravanti
Assistance: Dion La Bella/Ingrid Wolff/Hung Tran
MUA: Matt Love
Styling: Victoria Carbone
Photography: Josh Geelen
Model: Taydam Knowles/Karylle Banez/Gabirelle Greenhalgh/Mimi Le
2017 Shiver
A transition from traditional vibrant colours to create something that is inspired by autumn/winter tones, subdued and muted. The notion of beauty frozen in time led to the fusion of primitive styles captured upon a backdrop of icicle, frozen and thawed elements! It is provocative and androgynous, raw and dramatic, and has a modern interpretation of nomadic and primitive feel.
cUT/cOLOR: hUNG tRAN
sTYLIST: hENRY wOLFF
mAKEUP: mATT lOVE
mODEL: cATHERINE dEAN/mADELEINE kATIE nEVILLE/aSHLEIGH lAURITSEN/aISLYNN mARY/mIKAELA sTEWART/lYDIA mIKEALA nICOLIS/iNGRID wOLFF/cEYLAN aSLAN
pHOTOGRAPHER: oZ sPINIELLO
2017 Cyber Punk
Cyber Punk, was strategically photographed at South Australian Aviation Museum, in the Westland Wessex HAS31B Helicopter N7-224. Utilizing the helicopter’s busy interior of exposed electronic wires and piping, it provides a sci-fi, extra-terrestrial feel. What I love most about styling hair is the endless possibilities of being able to mould, create and substitute. Cyber Punk, is my idea of stepping out of my comfort zone –moulding hair into various shapes, creating different textures and substituting hair accessories with man-made materials such as gold metal rings, hardware zip-ties and wooden tooth-picks. The use of man-made objects stems from the idea of what the future would hold – practicality and lacking in traditional methods of beauty and make-up due to the absence of resources...
Hair/concept: Vee nguyen
Makeup: Carmela Malapira
Models: Britny Worthington/Isabella Canale/Alana Priest/Katie Mortimer/Lois Byrne/Zoe Heidenreich
photographer: Jackie Tran
2017 Aquarel
The inspiration encompass technical skills in styling, showcasing the use of different textures, whilst marrying the collection with modern art inspired water colours. Studying different sub cultural trends, the looks create a compilation of looks that best reflected the direction of present day hair fashion with a future fashion forecast. The use of water colours as the subliminal sub context served as the editing technique that unified the collection, hence the collections title ‘Aquarel’, an adaptation of the word meaning Watercolour, in French. Each image showcases a different skill set and texture. Using a combination of technique, heat styling and natural texture enabled the creation of six future hair fashion forecasts.
NATIONAL FINALIST
AHFA SA/TAS Hairdresser of The Year
COMPETITION: 2017 AHFA Awards
HAIRSTYLIST: Dion la bella
MUA: KRISTINA PERSICHINI
PHOTOGRAPHER: OZ SPINIELLO
Agency: FTm model management
2017 Gritt
Tough yet pretty; Gritt, Inspired by current trends that harness a tougher approach to hair and styling. Combining the evolution of retro’s influence on hair as it transitions into a more 1980’s aesthetic, with the roughness and untamed nature of more organic silhouettes and a love for sport luxe, The aspiration was to create a collection that is an eclectic meeting of ideas. Expressing these diverse concepts through jaggedly cut and layered styles, such as the mullets and bobs, juxtaposed against messy curls and hard edge grunge inspired detailing.
NATIONAL FINALIST
AHFA Apprentice of The Year
COMPETITION: 2017 AHFA Awards
HAIRSTYLIST: Ingrid Wolff
MUA: Sophia Cardone
PHOTOGRAPHER: OZ SPINIELLO
Agency: FTm model management
2017 Dark Parables
COMPETITION: 2016 Schwarzkopf Salon Team of the Year
HAIRSTYLIST: Selina Chhaur / Ingrid Wolff / Vee Nguyen / Hayley Mcgregor
MUA: Kristina Persichini
PHOTOGRAPHER: OZ SPINIELLO
STYLIST: Lily Lou
2016 Galactic Beings
The collection is an interpretation of pure white particles that float adrift in masses at the centre of the galaxy and it can be seen through the representation of the outfits selected. Each style is slightly unique as these particles are an acknowledgement that life exists in different forms and shapes. The color selections interprets the different chemicals and gases in time and space
that generates a cosmic ray of endless fluctuation of multi-dimensional vibrancy and shades. In the cosmos, the meaning of natural is suppressed but the artificial colors are the dominant forces as bright hues would fuse or collide with each other to create instability of unspoken beauty.
The external perimeter of the galaxy is distressing, mysterious and unforgiving as it is filled with dark energy and can be expressed through the emotions of these shadowed particles. Their forms have been completely shattered by the empty space and can be seen within their inability to be pure anymore.
COMPETITION: 2016 AHFA Awards
HAIRSTYLIST/COLORIST: HUNG TRAN
MUA: KRISTINA PERSICHINI
PHOTOGRAPHER: OZ SPINIELLO
LABEL: SIMMONE STANDING
2016 Bio Futura
A vision of the future of hair color. Inspired by the necessary movement that repels from artificial and manufactured, and instead focuses on our natural biodiversity. The collection focuses on recreating feathered-like textures, floral palettes and abnormal patterns found in our own biological surroundings, and embodies this into the hair direction. A world of beauty where flora and fauna coincide as a symbiosis, which evolves together and adapt to seasonal changes.
Envision a utopian earth, unravaged by man. Birds dominate the skies, plants and trees are overgrown and lush. Our collection emulates that of these natural textures, of wind blown feathers from birds soaring through the air, of grassy overgrown plains drifting with the wind. My collection aims to draw you to a seamless movement of windswept textures.
The pallete is derived from the diversity of all things nature. The aim was to convey my darker tones with reference to earth, volcanic ash and onyx as a base to landscape my lighter, more vibrant floral, animal and aviary formations. For each photograph, a specific color scheme was selected, with the aim to draw the viewer into a vista of vibrant hues that can be found in our very own flora, fauna and geological treasures.
The focus and vision for my colour collection is to be bold, by enhancing the complexity of the haircut, and forcing the observer to look at the designed focal points. By bleeding and patterning the tones, we encourage the observer to initially draw attention to the brighter tones, before noting the complexities of the darker framing and subsequent disconnections, with the ultimate goal of creating a fusion of natural expression and animal characteristics, where wind swept textures influence angles. The inspiration of avian texture and the contradicting vibrant/earthy tones represent the unity of flora and fauna coexisting in symbiosis.
NATIONAL FINALIST
Schwarzkopf HAIREXPO New Creative Force & Color Technician of The Year
COMPETITION: 2016 Schwarzkopf AWARDS
HAIRSTYLIST/COLORIST: HUNG TRAN
MUA: KRISTINA PERSICHINI
PHOTOGRAPHER: OZ SPINIELLO
STYLIST: Lily Lou
2014 Movement of Expression
COMPETITION: 2014 Schwarzkopf AWARDS
Hairstylist: HUNG TRAN
MUA: KRISTINA PERSICHINI
PHOTOGRAPHER: David Smoler
2013 Circus
COMPETITION: 2014 Schwarzkopf AWARDS
Hairstylist: Dion La Bella
2013 BOHEMIAN
JUDGES RECOGNITION
Schwarzkopf HAIREXPO Apprentice of The Year
