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Intercoiffure Mondial Congress
September 2007 - Paris - France
Vision of the Elite – to create longings, establish intensity & produce beauty.
Intercoiffure Mondial celebrated in Paris, the world capital of fashion, a breathtaking Night
of the Stars and spectacular Mondial Performance featuring 11 hair fashion shows in a most
creative perfection. The elite of hairstylists from 37 countries met in the prestigious Palais
Brongniart, at the Place de la Bourse, around over 1000 hairstylists, beauty experts and the
top management of the hair cosmetic industry. Intercoiffure Mondial and its powerful
industry partners Wella and L’Oréal campaign together in one single goal: to carry Global
Glamour and Fashion across boundaries. The newest hairstyle trends of visionary stylists
are classified as trendsetting, experimental and unique.
The Intercoiffure Mondial Fashion Team, the "Créateurs d'Intercoiffure", presented the
“Mega Collection – Trend News 2008” during the grand Gala night. An exciting play of
colours and fashion with four topics traced on the streets of international fashion, lifestyle
metropolis and on the runways of this pulsating world, photographed by the renowned
fashion-photographer Claus Wickrath. “Hollywoodland” features stage-ready Divas with new
versions of timeless elegance like a rave of golden blond hair. “Black Night” reveals mystic
creatures of darkness. The looks: dramatic geometries, styled shapes and graphic precision.
“Blonde Expressions” are white-blond creations – feminine with an androgynous touch.
“Red & Blue” infatuates as works of art with precisely chiselled, smooth lines.
And as in arts, fashion wants to touch. Something has to happen with the spectators: they
have to be touched, amazed, electrified. Same thing with the sculptures produced by the
legendary coiffeur and artist Guillaume. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the
“Fondation Guillaume”, some 32 Juniors from Intercoiffure Mondial staged an extraordinary
show where they interpreted the sculptures designed by Guillaume and produced masterly
hair creations.
One of the biggest aims of Intercoiffure Mondial is the fostering of young talents. In
collaboration with L’Oréal and Wella, the young ICD generation of hairstylists is continuously
trained and further educated worldwide. ICD World President Klaus Peter Ochs recalled the
words of Guillaume: “The future belongs to the young people; one has to learn to appreciate
them, if one wants to take care of the future”. The talents of the junior teams are so
accepted that they perform on grand international fairs like the Chicago Midwest Beauty
Show. “We are very proud of you, you are the future of our industry. Congratulations on
your great successes”, said Klaus Peter Ochs. The ICD World President also announced an
upcoming highlight of the Juniors: an outstanding hair fashion show of the Fondation
Guillaume at the Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro. This next mega-event of Intercoiffure Mondial,
the 20th Intercoiffure World Congress, will take place from May 18th to 20th 2008 in Brazil.
As global acting organisation, Intercoiffure Mondial also bears social responsibility and
initiated together with partner Wella the education project “Education for Life” – a social
program that supports young people from underdeveloped parts of the world. After Brazil
and Romania, other “Education for Life” projects should be launched in South Africa and
Bulgaria.
Commitment, passion for the profession and for fashion, creative perfection, and class – all
this is what Intercoiffure Mondial lives on: Vision of the Elite. Things have come full
circle…
Photographs: ©Intercoiffure Mondial
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