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Last year was the 40th anniversary of the Alternative Hair Show, marking an incredible achievement in both  fund-raising for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer charities and the promotion of artistic hairdressing and  global hairdressing teams. 

The question Alternative Hair founder, Tony Rizzo, has often asked himself is: “What next?” How do you  move forwards and find the ingredient to appeal to both the ever-loyal Alternative Hair supporters and  today’s new audience? Not an easy decision. 

This year, Tony is taking space at Excel, allowing a closer link with Salon International, making it easier for  both UK and international visitors to attend the shows. And yes, there will be more than one show: an early  show at 4pm on Sunday October 15th and a later one at 7pm.  

There is always a theme to the Alternative Hair show, providing inspiration to the artistic teams and setting  the ambience. This year’s show goes under the banner: Tapestry, signifying a journey through time, a  blending of creative ideas and artistry, demonstrated by the individual presentations coming together as  one event. 

The now globally popular International Visionary Award finals, returns as a live section of the show, with its  current 3 awards; Cut and Colour, Avant-Garde and Men’s. The Visionary Award, created by Alternative  Hair President, Anthony Mascolo, has proven a wonderful exposure of young and unknown talent and has  thrilled audiences since the very first year it was included in the running order. Now its significance to the  overall show cannot be denied and we are thrilled to be able to showcase the entrants once again. 

The 2023 Alternative Hair Show will include some new, never before seen, artistic teams, joining the strong  line-up of presentations to make an exciting and inspiring event, no less special and entertaining than  every previous show. 

 Tickets for the Alternative Hair Show are available now from: www.alternativehair.org/tickets