Cutting edge
Maria Faulder’s hair styling is going on show in Melbourne before a who’s who of the Australian fashion industry. When the annual L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival kicks off on March 14, more than 100 hairdressers will fly in from around Australia to style the models, including one team from the Sunshine Coast. Suite Three on Buderim’s Maria Faulder and her team can’t wait to take part in the event, which showcases upcoming collections from top designers behind hot labels such as Mimco and Metalicus.
Maria jumped at the chance when L’Oreal Professional artistic manager Mark Thompson phoned the salon with the offer. “It’s his position to select the teams for major fashion events. Whenever he phones the salon there’s always great excitement,” she says. The styles and looks they need to produce will not be revealed until the team arrives in Melbourne, but Maria has her suspicions with the Myer and Australian Vogue runways. “There’s a huge collection that Myer is launching, and there’s a photo shoot of Jen Hawkins with beautiful big hair up styles and lots of wave formation. I’ve got a feeling that we may be asked to be working alongside those styles for Myer,” she says.
“Everything is top secret. There’ll be big boards with the designer’s collections and specific styles that we have to create to suit specific models. The Vogue runway is very avant-garde. It’ll be exciting.” The hairdresser has to cover her own expenses to Melbourne, but does not mind, saying the opportunity is a great privilege. Among her suitcases will be one dedicated entirely to equipment, including an extensive list of 18 pieces ranging from brushes to a powerboard.
Having worked at various fashion festivals before, Maria says working backstage will be quite a thrill. “Styling for Myer there’s likely to be a lot of hair stylists backstage and there’ll be a lot of quick changes. So from taking the model out of Wayne Cooper and into Cooper St they go right through the ranges. So they each would require a very different look very quickly. With Vogue it will be one specific hairstyle for each model and they’ll grace the runway in that particular style,” she says.
“There’s a massive buzz backstage. Even though we each have individual schedules, it’s great to work with the elite in the hairdressing industry. It’s a real team environment.” Once the festival finishes they will return to Buderim, with plenty of ideas to share with their clients. “It’s wonderful to participate in national events and bring back all of the fresh looks and ideas back to the Coast,” Maria says. “All our clients are kept well informed with what we’re about to do next. When we’re preparing for major fashion events we tend to finish our clients as if they were stepping out on the runway. They will say ‘I know what you’re doing, you’re getting ready for a show aren’t you?’”
Story: Michelle French, from Issue 617, March 11th, 2010.
Maria Faulder’s hair styling is going on show in Melbourne before a who’s who of the Australian fashion industry. When the annual L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival kicks off on March 14, more than 100 hairdressers will fly in from around Australia to style the models, including one team from the Sunshine Coast. Suite Three on Buderim’s Maria Faulder and her team can’t wait to take part in the event, which showcases upcoming collections from top designers behind hot labels such as Mimco and Metalicus.
Maria jumped at the chance when L’Oreal Professional artistic manager Mark Thompson phoned the salon with the offer. “It’s his position to select the teams for major fashion events. Whenever he phones the salon there’s always great excitement,” she says. The styles and looks they need to produce will not be revealed until the team arrives in Melbourne, but Maria has her suspicions with the Myer and Australian Vogue runways. “There’s a huge collection that Myer is launching, and there’s a photo shoot of Jen Hawkins with beautiful big hair up styles and lots of wave formation. I’ve got a feeling that we may be asked to be working alongside those styles for Myer,” she says.
“Everything is top secret. There’ll be big boards with the designer’s collections and specific styles that we have to create to suit specific models. The Vogue runway is very avant-garde. It’ll be exciting.” The hairdresser has to cover her own expenses to Melbourne, but does not mind, saying the opportunity is a great privilege. Among her suitcases will be one dedicated entirely to equipment, including an extensive list of 18 pieces ranging from brushes to a powerboard.
Having worked at various fashion festivals before, Maria says working backstage will be quite a thrill. “Styling for Myer there’s likely to be a lot of hair stylists backstage and there’ll be a lot of quick changes. So from taking the model out of Wayne Cooper and into Cooper St they go right through the ranges. So they each would require a very different look very quickly. With Vogue it will be one specific hairstyle for each model and they’ll grace the runway in that particular style,” she says.
“There’s a massive buzz backstage. Even though we each have individual schedules, it’s great to work with the elite in the hairdressing industry. It’s a real team environment.” Once the festival finishes they will return to Buderim, with plenty of ideas to share with their clients. “It’s wonderful to participate in national events and bring back all of the fresh looks and ideas back to the Coast,” Maria says. “All our clients are kept well informed with what we’re about to do next. When we’re preparing for major fashion events we tend to finish our clients as if they were stepping out on the runway. They will say ‘I know what you’re doing, you’re getting ready for a show aren’t you?’”
Story: Michelle French, from Issue 617, March 11th, 2010.
