EVENTS
SHOW IT OFF, FOR CHARITY
A Celebration of Hair Fashion
Show It Off, presented by the BeautyCouncil, featured an exciting array of hairdressing talent drawn from some of the most inspirational foremost salons in Canada that each staged their own interpretation Celebrating Hair Fashion. There is simply nothing like this show in Canada, it’s a grand example of beauty professionals coming together to celebrate and liberate the diversity of their artistry and in turn raise money for this year’s charity, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. This year “Show It Off” also paid tribute to the Memory of Joan Harrison, publisher of Canadian Hairdresser Magazine who was respected by all across the country as a Canadian Icon in our industry. Show If Off, held at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, BC was hosted and produced by Fiona Chambers, Executive Director of the BeautyCouncil and BC Barbers Association along with Jon Paul Holt, owner of Avant Garde Hair Studio who himself has won numerous prestigious awards and is recognized as a Canadian Icon. The extraordinary talents of Edwin Johnston of Cutting Room Creative, Suzanne Martin of Three Small Rooms, Suki’s Artistic Team, The Lounge Artistic Team, Union Salon Creative Team, Supernova Salon Artistic Team, Jono Hair Team, Opus Salon Team, Titanium Studios Artistic Team, Civello Salon and Spa Creative Team and the Avant Garde Artistic Team, all donated endless hours of their time creating what was amazingly inspiring presentations bringing together hair, fashion, music and video in mind-blowing interpretations of hair fashion. “The evening was inspirational, fashion forward, loads of fun and brought our industry together to celebrate Joan and an amazing cause,” says Fiona Chambers. “We started planning the show last year in August, knowing we wanted to bring it big to our community. When we approached the teams and asked if they wanted 18 ɛfɛ magazine
