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50 Influential Hairdressers This one quality is the common link to all objects of beauty. I am also grateful to Tom Ford for his fabulous references and clarity in his design ethos.” I’ve been able to help improve other peoples’ lives,” he says. Who Influences Him: Passage, who has achieved so much himself, is quick to acknowledge the influence of the people in his life, his mentors and his dedicated Pivot Point staff. Hairdressing competitions, he says, challenged his creativity and improved his skills early on in his career. “The biggest influence on me was studying Bauhaus. By applying Bauhaus principles of art and design to our industry, a universal language was created. This allows hair designers around the world to be united in the same education, using the same language. That’s important because Pivot Point schools are now in 75 countries,” says Passage. Floyd Kenyatta His Work: Floyd Kenyatta’s career is decorated with accolades and acknowledgements. He was inducted into Wilford Beauty Academy Hall of Fame in 1970. In 1980 he founded Black Hair Olympics and has been a global ambassador for John Paul Mitchell Systems for more than 21 years. Kenyatta owns numerous salons and is a leading force in the development of new styling techniques and educational programs for all textures of hair. Why He’s Influential: As the only African-American in 25 years to represent the USA in the Alternative Hair Show and the first black artist to unite and educate black and white South African hairdressers in one session, Kenyatta leaves a stamp of his influence everywhere he goes. He opened and financed more than 150 salons and continues to be a force in cutting, styling and educating on all textures of hair. Who Influences Him: “My best friend John Paul DeJoria. My partner and ‘son’ Robert Cromeans and the next icons, Debby Moody, Darrian Moody and Alee Coa influence me on a daily basis.” are leaders in the world of cut, color and business because they work on hundreds of clients each week, turning their salon experiences into education for colleagues. According to their many regular clients, the Minardis are known for improving not just their livelihoods, but their energy, spirit and passion for the industry. Who Influences Them: “We are inspired by the genius of Karl Lagerfeld, Frank Lloyd Wright and the amazing Alexandre de Paris who, like the fabulous Vidal Sassoon, revolutionized hair as we know it. Also, Editor Tina Brown took everything to the next level for women. Other influences include: Christa Minardi, Hillary Clinton, Donna Karan, Frédéric Fekkai, Nancy Braun, Annie Humphries, Anderson Cooper oh, the list goes on and on.” Martin Parsons His Work: Leo Passage His Work: It would Beth and Carmine Minardi Their Work: Salon owners, educators, product designers and innovators, Manhattan-based Beth and Carmine Minardi are the founders of Minardi Beauty Focus, Minardi Color Care Collection line of hair care products and Minardi Color Perfect lighting system. Their Madison Avenue salon is frequented by celebrities, models and influential icons and industry leaders. Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst and Juliet Binoche are among their clients. Why They’re Influential: Minardi education programs are considered some the best in the world. Through platform, videos, DVDs, books and CDs, the Minardi method of coloring, cutting and conducting salon business has touched tens of thousands of colorists, hairdressers and salon owners since they opened their salon doors in 1986. The Minardis and their team 50 DECEMBER 2008 be impossible to count the salon professionals who owe their education and careers to Pivot Point International Educational System. Pivot Point Founder Leo Passage began his hairdressing career as an apprentice in his father’s salon in Holland. He soon began testing his creativity through competitions, racking up countless hair styling awards across Europe. His own love of learning eventually inspired him to create the Pivot Point method of teaching, which he grew into an educational system that now includes more than 2,000 Pivot Point schools around the world. Why He’s Influential: Passage’s devotion to learning and teaching has been his ultimate influence. “My greatest achievement has been making a positive impact on people’s lives through education. By enjoying education myself and working with the best education team in the world, Toronto-based Martin Parsons is a renowned educator, traveling the world teaching his unique updo and cutting methods. His step-by-step books, videos and DVDs are implemented in many of the cosmetology schools across North America and utilized by guest artists from around the world. Most importantly to Parsons, “they have given the stylist in the salon the confidence and techniques to develop an exciting and very lucrative way to increase productivity and profitability in special-occasion hairdressing.” Why He’s Influential: Best known for his long hair design techniques, Parsons taught thousands of stylists how to create beautiful, intricate up-styles in minutes by using his unique sectioning and pinning techniques, as well as his teasing, smoothing, knotting, folding and lacing disciplines. At the beginning of his career, Parsons created a simple, yet complete system of design techniques for cutting hair based on the balance points on the head. These allow stylists to create and recreate their designs exactly, based on the facial structure of the client, with guaranteed perfect balance and proportions for each cut. His information is straightforward and usable, while the looks he creates and teaches are always classic, modern, innovative and marketable. Who Influences Him: “I am inspired by nature, architecture, interior designs, Continued www.modernsalon.com http://www.modernsalon.com

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