25th August 2008
WELLA 'Trend Vision Awards' 2008
After an amazing windfall of TONI&GUY state winners, all finalists gathered for the national awards last night to nervously await the announcement of Master Visionary and Young Visionary 2008 in the WELLA Trend Vision competition held in Sydney at B2 Studios, Alexandria.

A big congratulations to TONI&GUY Bondi Beach WINNERS Dana Lambert and Matthew Falzon whose collection claimed the GOLD for Master Visionary of the Year, scoring themselves a trip to London. A further congratulations to Master Visionary BRONZE winners TONI&GUY Brisbane - Andre Faiva and Shannyn Coonan for their creative collection.

Also from the TONI&GUY Brisbane Team were Young Visionary BRONZE awardees Felicity Skeleton and
Savannah Large who showed what amazing young talent we have emerging from the TONI&GUY team.

Congratulations to all award winners and finalists throughout the competition.

12th June 2008

HairExpo 2008 - TONI&GUY 'MAINSTAGE'

18th March 2008

TONI&GUY WINNERS ANNOUNCED - 2008 AUSTRALIAN HAIR FASHION AWARDS

2008 CREATIVE COLOURIST OF THE YEAR - JACEN WARD, TONI&GUY PARK ST
2008 CREATIVE TEAM OF THE YEAR - TONI&GUY PADDINGTON

TONI&GUY awarded Artistic Salon of the Year and Creative Colourist of the Year at the 2008 Australian Hair Fashion Awards

It was a stellar night for high-street hairdressing chain TONI&GUY who took home two awards at the prestigious 2008 Australian Hair Fashion Awards held last night at the Westin Hotel, Sydney.

Nominated in a whopping 9 categories at this year’s awards, TONI&GUY claimed the gong for Artistic Salon of the Year for their Paddington Salon, while Creative Colourist of the Year was awarded to Jacen Ward, technical director and educator at the new TONI&GUY salon on Park Street, Sydney.

Managing Director of TONI&GUY Australia, Dennis Langford, says “Congratulations are truly in order to our Paddington team and Jacen Ward who last night, were recognised as the best of the best in their field. And it’s no surprise why – the TONI&GUY team have such dedication to their craft, and are constantly inspiring colleagues and the hairdressing industry alike with their truly amazing creative and technical flair.”

Now in its 10th year, the Australian Hair Fashion Awards is one of the largest and most prestigious competitions on the international hairdressing calendar, recognising and rewarding the very best hairdressers in the Australian hair fashion industry.

All entries are flown to London where judging is conducted by an independent panel of the UK’s foremost hairdressers. Entrants are critiqued based on their collection of photographs and their reflection of current hair fashion trends as well as the hairdresser’s technical expertise and creativity.

CREDITS:
Colour - Jacen Ward
Hair Styling - Carmody Homan
Make up - Andrea Black
Photography - Andrew O’Toole
Product - label.m

1st January 2008

2008 AUSTRALIAN HAIR FASHION AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Recently announced, TONI&GUY have a total of 9 finalists in the presigious 2008 Australian Hair Fashion Awards. The gala awards night will be held on the 17th of March at the Westin in Sydney when the winners will be annouced. See below for a list of finalists and a preview of some the collection images entered.

NSW/ACT Hairdresser of the Year  - Matthew Webb (Paddington)
QLD Hairdresser of the Year  - Sandra Faiva (Brisbane)
SA Hairdresser of the Year  - Amanda Riley (North Adeliade)
VIC Hairdresser of the Year – Jo Smith (Little Collins St, Georges)
WA Hairdresser of the Year - Shelley Oswald (Subiaco)
Australian of the Year– Grant Norton (Cronulla)
Men’s Hairdresser of the Year - Grant Norton (Cronulla)
Technician of the Year – Jacen Ward (Park St, Sydney)
Creative Team of the Year – TONI&GUY Paddington (Matthew Webb, Sonia Lyon, Jacen Ward)

November 2007

TONI&GUY’S EXTRAORDINARY NEW FLAGSHIP SALON ON PARK STREET
In early November TONI&GUY relocated its long-standing FLAGSHIP salon on Pitt Street to an exclusive new premises on the corner of Park Street and Elizabeth Street, Sydney .Over looking one of Sydney’s most popular living landmarks, Hyde Park. Peering down from the salon windows you get the feeling you are in a funky observatory as you look out onto to the busy city sidewalks and lush parkland.

Salon Owner and Art Director Stephen Parker opened TONI&GUY Balmain on Darling Street in 2004 after arriving in Sydney from the UK and working for TONI&GUY Pitt Street for several years. “Opening TONI&GUY in Balmain was a major achievement for me, with all the right staff in place in my existing salon and a solid reputation in the area I feel totally confident in my decision to open the new the Park Street salon.” commented Stephen.

The salon interior is very sophisticated and has been especially designed to combine the traditional modern TONI&GUY style with some unique and personalise features. The space is large and open with wooden floors finished in a stunning Japanese black; a glamorous designer feature light captures your attention as you enter the salon. Display areas made of glass look almost invisible, creating the illusion that the products are simply floating in the window, a very chic effect indeed!

29th October 2007

TONI&GUY AUSTRALIA KAIZEN COLLECTION LAUNCH
Just weeks after the launch of the new TONI&GUY International Collection ‘KAIZEN’ at Mainstage in London, Australia’s hair and fashion lovers were treated to a spectacular event showcasing the hottest styles for 2008. TONI&GUY supported by Wella Professionals and label.m launched KAIZEN at Sydney’s City Recital Hall in Angel Place on Monday the 29th of October. Attracting more than 500 attendees nationwide, including TONI&GUY staff, Wella and label.m guests, media and five lucky TONI&GUY clients who won tickets to the launch.

The show comprised of over 30 models, including 9 onstage technical demonstrations of KAIZEN presented by the TONI&GUY International Art Team from Australia, New Zealand and the UK and special international guests Simon Raby (TONI&GUY International Artistic Director) and Nana Gries (TONI&GUY International Technical Director) from the UK and hosted by Dennis Langford, Managing Director of TONI&GUY Australia.

The show kicked off with an energetic dance routine and presentation models showing off feminine editorial mohawks. On screen TONI&GUYs Global Creative Director, Sacha Mascolo-Tarbuck, shared her vision for the company over the next twelve months. Announcing the launch of an organics range in 2008, a men’s hair care range ‘label.men’ and colour care range from label.m, plus “Model Me”, an exciting new range developed in partnership with leading fashion and music personalities, Erin O’Connor, Helena Christensen and Jamelia, with former Bardot group member Belinda Chapple, singing a superb rendition of Jamelia’s hit song “Superstar” to an enthusiastic crowd.

The night climaxed with a parade of incredible avant-garde styles inspired by gothic fantasy, featuring hair pieces (real hair) molded into witches hats in vivid reds and blues, coupled with haute couture fashions from designer Yekaterina Peker and styling by Suzanne Calla, Stalk Media.

Lee Cohen, President of the Fellowship for Australian Hairdressing commented on the evening, “ The KAIZEN collection is a display of complete diversity and originality. The team from TONI&GUY delivered a fantastic show, reinforcing their status as global leaders in the industry.”

October 2007

Click Click - Matthew Webb and Steven Hays winning collection
Congratulations to Matthew Webb and Steven Hay, for their awarding winning collection, ‘Click Click, inspired by Melbourne’s funky fashion forward party scene. Matt also made the finals in the 2007 Australian Hair Expo Awards for New Creative Force and Steven as a finalist for Technician of the Year.

Submitted into the TONI&GUY International Photographic Competition, Matthew was awarded as Newcomer of the Year at the 2007 TONI&GUY Awards, Mainstage. Some of the images from the collection can be seen in this years KAIZEN collection book.

October 2007

RAW TALENT - TONI&GUY MOSMAN SHOOT TO WIN!
Congratulations to Heidi Pfiffner & Jacinta Ly – at TONI&GUY Mosman, Sydney. Winners of the TONI&GUY Women’s Raw categaory in the 2007 TONI&GUY Photographic Collection Awards. This dynamic team were also crowed state Winners for NSW in the TONI&GUY Wella Trend Vision Awards. This was the salons first photographic collection; we will no doubt be seeing more great work from the talented team at Mosman.

September, 2007

TONI&GUY WINS TWO AWARDS AT THE FELLOWSHIP FOR AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSING BUSINESS AWARDS.
The first ever Fellowship for Australian Hairdressing Business Awards was hosted on Sunday 23rd September in association with the Australian Hair Fashion Awards. The gala event was held at The Stamford Hotel in Double Bay, and was attended by hairdressers and salon owners from all over Australia.
TONI&GUY won two of the prestigious awards, “Excellence in Training” and “PR & Marketing”. TONI&GUY Managing Director, Dennis Langford, accepted the awards and congratulated all involved.
Dennis said “Training is imperative for the future of hairdressing. We are proud to be the leaders in advancing the hairdressers of the future”. He said a special thanks to sister, Barbara Bailey, for her role in the success of the TONI&GUY Academy.
Dennis also recognised Tanya Egerton, TONI&GUY’s Marketing Executive, and the team at Traffic, TONI&GUY’s PR and Marketing Agency, for their stellar efforts. “This award was the result of an outstanding team effort”.
The Fellowship for Australian Hairdressing Business Awards is an integral part of the industry’s highly respected Australian Hair Fashion Awards. It will now be a yearly event.

September 2007

TONI&GUY style for Fashion Exposed in Sydney and Melbourne
This year Australia’s largest trade fashion show, Fashion Exposed was supported by the styling expertise of TONI&GUY for both their Sydney and Melbourne shows. The show went across three days with 60 plus models, 20 shows and exposure to over 12,000 retail buyers, the team styled for labels such as Pepe Jeans, Levis and Love Kylie.

September 2007

CONGRATULATIONS!! TO TRACEY LAING AND LAYLA EVENS - TREND VISION WINNERS
Winners of the TONI&GUY Trend Vision Awards! As a part of their grand prize Tracey and Layla from TONI&GUY Subiaco attended the International Trend Vision Awards, Barcelona! Have fun girls and well done on your win.
Finalists included PJ Webley & Tijen Nedim – T&G Georges, VIC and  Heidi Pfiffner & Jacinta Lg – T&G Mosman, NSW. The quality of the work produced this year was highly commendable and required some serious decision making from the panel of judges.

August 2007

TONI&GUY OPEN IN NEWCASTLE
In August TONI&GUY opened its first salon in Newcastle (2 hours north of Sydney) in the up market area of The Junction. Salon owners Shelly Johnson (Art Director) and Jess Elliott (Senior Technician) have always dreamt of owning their own salon. “Growing up in Newcastle I have noticed a substantial change in he past 10 years, with an increased awareness in fashion, beauty, health and lifestyle and the extensive redevelopment in the area, we knew the time had come. The Junction is a perfect location for the salon, surrounded by hip eateries, fashion outlets and entertainment venues all contributing to a very cosmopolitan experience.“
The girls celebrated the opening with a charity event held at a local venue, raising over $1000 for their local State Emergency Services.

14th November 2006 TONI&GUY UPS THE COOL STAKES EVEN FURTHER! We all know that the definition of cool changes from week to week, but the style trend gurus all agree that TONI&GUY is cool.  Our clients tell us so constantly, and our competition has been aware of this fact since 1963, but now thanks to our CoolBrand award it’s official!

Release date: 12th December 2006

TONI&GUY Australia New Season Collection Launch: ‘EXPRESSIONISM’
TONI&GUY Australia, Paddington, Monday 6th November 2006.

The launch of any collection is heralded with much anticipation, but as with all TONI&GUY’s new collection launches there is the additional element of celebration: of the talent, creativity and vision of this inspirational company.

The ‘Expressionism’ collection had its official London launch in October at the Alexandra Palace. Dubbed ‘Mainstage’, it involved a 100-foot catwalk, ten couture designs from Alexander McQueen, and was attended by 3000 TONI&GUY staff from around the world.

This exciting collection, Expressionism, was launched in Australia in early November at the TONI&GUY Paddington Academy in Sydney. TONI&GUY Australia’s top creative styling and technical teams were involved, some of whom were in London for the official launch.

TONI&GUY Australia’s Creative Technical Director Jane Stacey and Creative Artistic Director Sonia Lyon led a talented team of stylists and technicians, with help from special guest Bronwyn Illingworth, TONI&GUY’s Art Director based in New Zealand. The team recreated the amazing styles of Mainstage UK’s Expressionism, with the guidance of TONI&GUY Australia’s TONI&GUY Education Director and Managing Director Dennis Langford.

Sonia and Jane stage-managed the Australian launch of Expressionism, and were on hand during the evening to field questions about the new collection from TONI&GUY staff from around Australia, and invited guests.

Jane explains Expressionism as “the inspiration for this beautiful new collection are borne from the foundations of the minimalist artistic movement in the 1960s. Gallery artists of that period garnered their inspiration from street art, which was more accessible for the public.  This strong foundation of creative expression came full circle when high art returned to the streets, through catwalk session work.” 

Expressionism is the International TONI&GUY collection, a concept created to encourage freedom and ‘expression’, suggesting samples of shapes, lengths and shades, left to be interpreted by the advanced stylist and technician.

This exciting new collection combines contrasting textures and translucent tones which sit alongside opaque shade like Peach-Blow, Maroon, Taupe and Denim Black, the shades complement fashion’s obsession with all things dark. Sectioning patterns are designed to create a soft focus feeling, incorporating a colour palette of surreal tones.

Teardrop Sections, Stacked Mop and Offset Lengths add a new perspective to advanced hairdressing.  Shape-shifter techniques of pillbox placements, dappling and cloud shapes create blurred edges and a perfectly surreal feeling.

The Expressionism collection comprises individual elements, self-expression, feeling and mood.  It’s what TONI&GUY know best: passing on the skills of creative and freehand application techniques, by award-winning, experienced educators. 

Dennis Langford articulates the Expressionism collection thus: “Expressionism is inspiring and thought provoking, proving once again that TONI&GUY lead the way in innovation and hair trends. It allows the stylists and technician to customise every look to suit the individual. Expressionism is the perfect fusion between the distinctive style of TONI&GUY, innovative colour using Wella Professional Colour and the chic texturing of TONI&GUY label.m range.”

We all know that the definition of cool changes from week to week, but the style trend gurus all agree that TONI&GUY is cool.  Our clients tell us so constantly, and our competition has been aware of this fact since 1963, but now thanks to our CoolBrand award it’s official!

TONI&GUY stylists and technicians lead the pack, our product line label.m is now universally acknowledged as the optimum styling and care range in the industry and we are the hair stylists of choice at such as events as the ARIAs and Hair Expo.

“The key to excellence in hairdressing, and the basis of TONI&GUY’s success is that our company is renowned for providing the best in our industry worldwide,” says TONI&GUY group International Creative Director, Sacha Masclo-Tarbuck.

Hot on the heels of TONI&GUY being named a SuperBrand in 2005, the ultimate accolade of CoolBrand has been conferred upon TONI&GUY.

'CoolBrands are brands that have become extremely desirable among many style leaders and influencers. They have a magic about them, signifying that users have an exceptional sense of taste and style.'  CoolBrands represents the 18 to 35 market, and puts TONI&GUY in estimable company along with Prada, Vogue, Jimmy Choo, Alexander McQueen, iPod, Vivienne Westwood and Manolo Blahnik.

The SuperBrands idea was conceived in 1994, and with the emergence of  CoolBrands in 2001 The Brand Council has become the acknowledged barometer for what is deemed cool.

The CoolBrands Council judge which brands have sucessfully created a cool reputation at this moment in time.  The selection process begins with independent researchers compiling a list of literally thousands of potential hip brands.  This list is then whittled down to just 1200 contenders, and after careful consideration only the top 500 names are then bestowed with the CoolBrand award. (More details on the selection process can be found in ‘Notes to the Editors’ on the page to follow)

The family behind TONI&GUY, the Mascolo’s goal for TONI&GUY is to retain and enhance its status as one of the most respected and creative hairdressing brands in the world, by combining accessibility with great advertising, products and cutting edge credentials – the ultimate link between fashion, lifestyle and hair.









Release date: 14th November 2006

TONI&GUY AUSTRALIA WINS INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR AWARD

An Australian hairdressing franchise has won international recognition at an awards ceremony in London.

The annual TONI&GUY Hairdressing and Business Awards took place in London’s Alexandra Palace.  The event marked the launch of the new season collection ‘Expressionism’ and unveiled outstanding awards of achievement for TONI&GUY Australia.

It was good news early on the September evening for TONI&GUY Australia with the awarding of Sharne Harrington from TONI&GUY Edward Street, Brisbane with Newcomer of the Year.

According to Dennis Langford, Marketing Director of TONI&GUY Australia “the competition that Sharne was up against was extremely high”.

The Australian contingent finished the evening on a high with the announcement of TONI&GUY Australia as winners of the International Franchise Directors of the Year Award, rewarding the achievements of TONI&GUY Australia’s Directors, Graham Langford, Dennis Langford and Barbara Bailey.

The award acknowledges the Australian franchises as the most developing business with the strongest leadership. 

Dennis comments, “Together my family make a very strong team, we All have our strengths that drive the business.  I may be the only hairdresser in the family, but to take TONI&GUY Australia to where it is today I could not have done this without my sister Barbara, and my brother Graham.”

The announcement came hot on the heels of TONI&GUY being named a SuperBrand in 2005, the ultimate accolade of CoolBrand has been conferred upon TONI&GUY.

CoolBrands is best described as brands with cachet among taste makers and industry pundits. Posessing an indefinable cool quality, the adoption of the brand by young, influential commentators representing the 18 to 35 market, puts TONI&GUY in estimable company along with Aston Martin, Bang & Olufsen, Bentley, iPod, Google, eBay, Prada and the Tate Modern Gallery.  (More details on the selection process on the page to follow)

The Mascolo’s (the family behind TONI&GUY International) have stated that the goal for TONI&GUY is to retain and enhance its status as one of the most respected and creative hairdressing brands in the world, by combining accessibility with great advertising, products and cutting edge credentials – the ultimate link between fashion, lifestyle and hair.