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Events – Categories & Instructions

Competitor Categories

New Talent

A competitor who has been in the hair industry for less than one (1) year as at 31st October 2023, including any full-time pre-trade course, or a fully contracted Apprentice under a HITO agreement. Eligibility is to be verified by the employer or training provider.

Next Generation 

A competitor who has been employed within the hair industry for more than one (1) year but less than four (4) years as at 31st October 2023, including any full-time pre-trade course, or a fully contracted apprentice under a HITO agreement. Eligibility is to be verified by the employer or training provider.

Senior 

A competitor who has been employed in the hair industry for four (4) years or more, including any full-time pre-trade training courses as at the 31st October 2023.

 

Qualified competitors with under four years in the hair industry will compete as Next Generation.

 

Event Categories

Classic: Current En Trend Sculpture  | Hairdressing and Barbering

The Classic en trend is a cut, style or colour that you would expect the majority of clients in your salon or barbershop to  feel comfortable wearing. This style is usually a trend that is easily identified in fashion magazines and style guides and is usually client driven fashion.

The competitor should personalise this style to suit their model and create a flattering, beautiful interpretation of the cut or colour that is being executed.  Colour work should be of a standard that our corporate supporters would want to use an image of the work for promoting their colour portfolio.

The main components of the haircut shape should take the classic shapes of The Bob, The Layer or Graduation and expand on these.

In the barbering category, classic barbering shapes should be created and given a modern, masterful interpretation.

Classic, Current Trends should be executed with technical excellence in colouring, cutting and design interpretation skills.

 

Unleashed Hairdressing

This event will showcase a contemporary style that only the top 10% of clients would wear. The style is trend setting and pushes the limits, while still being wearable and beautiful. These events encompass work that is avant-garde, rather than editorial.

These looks are usually more technically challenging. These styles are stylist driven and often become the look of the following change in fashion.

The competitor should create a look that compliments the model and marries from top to toe whilst being edgy and strong.

 

Terminology

 Avant-Garde

The Avant-Garde (from French, “advance guard” or “vanguard”, literally “fore guard”) are people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to fashion, art, lifestyle or culture. The Avant-Garde pushes the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo. Avant-Garde is an approach to how one does things, a mindset that guides in how you think and create. It’s about experimentation and introducing innovative ideas that look beyond societal norms of what is considered accepted. The competitors work and ideas should push boundaries and reflect the forward thinking ideas of the Avant-Garde aesthetic.

 

Editorial

The term Editorial usually refers to photography. Fashion photography is used to sell a physical item while Editorial photography is used to sell a total look, a story or convey a feeling to the person viewing the image.

 

Our Editorial events should produce work that is of a standard that could grace the pages of hair and fashion magazines. Ask yourself; “Is this beautiful, is this clever and does this show my skill as a hairdresser/barber to the industry? Does the hair I have created make my model more appealing, would I hang this art on my wall?” We want to see beautiful work and the judges’ marks will reflect this.

 

Future Trend: Barbering

This category will showcase styles that only the top 10% of clients would wear. The style is trend setting and pushes the limits, while still being wearable. The look should be forward thinking but NOT avant-garde.

These looks are usually more technically challenging. These styles are barber driven and often become the look of the following change in fashion.

The competitor should create a look that compliments the model and marries from top to toe whilst being edgy and strong.  We are looking for the competitor to create ‘the next big trend’ using technical excellence in cutting and design and the competitor’s ability to identify the future direction of hair fashion.

 

Live Hair Events

 Event 1: Hairdressing – The Long Story

New Talent

Create beautiful styling on long hair incorporating your braiding skills alongside pure technical artistry.

Time Allowed: 50 minutes

Instructions

  1. The style must show technical excellence in the competitor’s styling ability.
  2. The finished style must incorporate a braiding feature that enhances the total look of the model.
  3. The look created could range from formal styling, wedding hair, day or evening wear to a fashion shoot, magazine image or fashion show. The work must be complemented by the total look of the model.
  4. The whole style must be worked and created on the floor, preparation done prior is permitted.
  5. Styling of the model’s own hair must be done on the floor.
  6. Hairpieces/extensions may be used but must be added on the competition floor within the time allowed.

Judging Formula: Technical excellence of the design and shape, balance and proportion and total look of the Model.

 

Event 2: Hairdressing – Classic En Trend Sculpture

Next Generation and Senior

Execute an en trend haircut with technical excellence, enhanced with beautiful colour work and finished with technical artistry.

Time Allowed: 50 minutes

Instructions

  1. The cut must show technical excellence in the competitor’s cutting ability.
  2. Minimum of 3 cm must be removed from the hair to reshape the models look
  3. The use of colour is compulsory and must relate to the finished look.
  4. Hairpieces/extensions may be used.
  5. Wigs are forbidden.

Judging Formula:  Technical excellence of the cut, colour, shape and total look on the model.

 

Event 3: Barbering – Cutting Crew

New Talent

Create the classic crew cut using your clipper and scissor skills to showcase your technical artistry.

Time Allowed: 50 minutes

Instructions

  1. The cut must show technical excellence in the competitor’s barbering ability.
  2. Wigs are forbidden.

Judging Formula: Technical excellence in barbering skills and total look of the model.

 

 Event 4: Barbering – Classic En Trend Sculpture

Next Generation and Senior

Execute a sculptured cut with technical excellence, combined with beard shaping that showcases your overall technical artistry.

Time Allowed: 50 minutes

Instructions

  1. The cut must show technical excellence in the competitor’s barbering ability.
  2. Wigs are forbidden.

Judging Formula: Technical excellence in barbering skills and total Look of the Model.

 

Event 5 – Barbering – Future Trend

Next Generation and Senior

 Create a fashion forward progressive shape using your technical skills to capture the future direction of barbering artistry.

Time Allowed: 50 minutes

Instructions

  1. The cut must show technical excellence in the competitor’s cutting ability.
  2. The cut should be looking at future trends BUT NOT be Avant Garde.
  3. The use of colour is optional but if coloured it must relate to the finished look.
  4. Hairpieces/extensions may be used.
  5. Facial hair design can be pre done. Any ‘hair art or tattooing’ that is within the hairstyle must be done on the floor and within the time limit allowed.
  6. Wigs are forbidden.

Judging Formula:   Technical excellence in cutting, the competitor’s ability to predict the future direction of barbering hair fashion and the Model’s total look.

 

Event 6 – Hairdressing – Hair Unleashed

Next Generation and Senior

Create an Avant-Garde masterpiece using hair as your medium and pure technical artistry to tell your story.

Time Allowed: 50 minutes

Instructions

  1. The style must show technical excellence in the competitor’s styling ability.
  2. Hairpieces/extensions may be used.
  3. The majority of the finished style needs to be created on the competition floor.

Judging Formula:      Taking your design skills to the next level. Creating a masterpiece using hair as your medium and pure technical artistry to tell your story. There must be a cohesive theme between the hair and the Total Look.

 

EXAMPLE Timetable: Venue Report 9.30am

 

Event 1: Hairdressing- The Long Story                                                                                                    Floor 1

New Talent

Floor Report:     9.50am              Start: 10.00am                  Finish: 10.50am

Time Allowed:   50 minutes

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Event 2: Hairdressing – Classic En Trend Sculpture                                                                            Floor 1

Next Generation and Senior

Floor Report:    9.50am              Start: 10.00am                  Finish: 10.50am

Time Allowed:   50 minutes

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Event 3: Barbering – Cutting Crew                                                                                                           Floor 1

New Talent

Floor Report:      10.55am               Start: 11.05am                   Finish: 11.55am

Time Allowed:   50 minutes

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Event 4: Barbering Classic En Trend Sculpture                                                                                    Floor 1

Next Generation and Senior

Floor Report:      10.55am               Start: 11.05am                   Finish: 11.55am

Time Allowed:   50 minutes

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Event 5: Barbering – Future Trend                                                                                                           Floor 1

Next Generation and Senior

Floor Report:     12.00pm                                 Start: 12.10pm                     Finish: 1.00pm

Time Allowed:   50 minutes

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Event 6:  Hairdressing – Hair Unleashed                                                                                                 Floor 1

Next Generation and Senior

Floor Report:     1.05pm                                 Start: 1.15pm                     Finish: 2.05pm

Time Allowed:   50 minutes

 

 

All competitors are required to be at the venue no less than 20mins before their floor report time.

Competitors must report to the floor with their model 10mins before their event.

The Steward may bring events forward if the day is running ahead of time.