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Mack
L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2007 Regional Finalist
When it comes to creating exceptional hair colour and the hottest catwalk looks, a team of hairdressers from Mack in Chelmsford have
proved they are among the best in the UK having made it through to the Grand Final of the L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2007.
Catherine Seeman and Lisa Redman beat off stiff competition from thirty-nine salons across the Eastern region to clinch their place in
the Grand Final in London on Monday 21 May. They are now one step closer to winning the prestigious L’Oréal Colour Trophy and a
once-in-a-lifetime prize that could see them jetting over to New York to produce a photo spread for fashion bible Vogue.
At the Eastern Regional Final their live hairdressing skills were put under the spotlight by a panel of top hairdresser judges
including Harriet White, Jonny Engstrom, Andrew Mulvenna and Jamie Brooks. “This region has once again proved itself as a strong
contender. It’s great to see people paying attention to what’s happening on the catwalk and interpreting forthcoming fashions into
wearable looks, explained Harriet White, judge at the Eastern region.”
The team had just thirty minutes to create a winning look under the brief ‘hair inspired by fashion’. Using the Autumn/Winter 07
catwalk collections as a starting point, they had to demonstrate an acute understanding of hair and fashion trends. Their model was
then sent on to the catwalk to present their creative interpretation in front of an audience of over 300 hairdressers.
The Mack Artistic Team’s inspiration came from the “boy meets girl” androgynous look seen on the catwalk Spring/Summer 2007 and
continuing through with an even stronger presence into autumn/winter by designers such as Burberry and Prorsum. They took this
forward doing a short asymmetric crop on their model Clare, who was the perfect illustration of this type of look.
Catherine and Lisa explain the thinking behind their striking image: “We went for a strong, vibrant, copper colour on Clare’s hair,
integrating the autumnal look and colour. The outfit was chosen to compliment the hairs rich, warm tones, whilst the satin neck tie
continued the nod towards the tom-boy look and then finished with the feminine touches of the satin texture.”
While the judges deliberated, guests were treated to a stunning men’s fashion show from hot young designer Steve J with catwalk hair
by Jonny Engstrom and the Guy Kremer Artistic Team. The whole room was on tenterhooks waiting to hear who had made it through to the
Grand Final and upon hearing their name announced the team from Mack leapt off their chairs in delight.
“All our hard work and research paid off,” beamed the girls. “We were absolutely delighted with how stunning our model looked when
she stepped onto the catwalk and words can’t express how ecstatic we felt when our number was called. It’s a great feeling to be going
to compete at Earl’s Court knowing that all of the team here are behind us.”
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Photo Credits: L'Oréal Professionnel
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