Beehives, Bobs and Blowdries

Getting back into galleries and exhibitions is a great way to feed your hair soul and we’ve news of a rebirth for Beehives, Bobs & Blowdries – the fabulous hair expo created and curated by Andrew Barton and fashion research consultant and senior academic, at Solent University, Donna Bevan (FRSA,). Now we first visited this seriously interesting show back in 2018 and we’re thrilled it’s back. Staying true to Andrew’s northern roots for this first post-Pandemic outing, the place to be is the Halifax Piece Hall in Yorkshire. 

Plenty to view at the expo!

Make a bee line

Beehives, Bobs & Blowdries celebrates the art and skills of hairdressing along with some of the most iconic looks of the past 70 years. Often overlooked, fashion would not be complete without that iconic hair style. This exhibition is all about hair and turning fashion on its head. From 17th September – 16th October 2022, coinciding with Heritage Open Days Festival, you can find it at the Piece Hall in Halifax. Since launch, Andrew and Donna have brought this exhibition back with the ambition to re-frame the hair and fashion story with additional content, and a focus on sustainability and hair futures.

Andrew often refers to hair as a fabric that can be manipulated to create something truly artistic and instil confidence for his clients and his art as a stylist. The UK has trained so many of the industry’s key movers and shakers (and many household names, like Andrew). They have been setting, tweaking, cutting, colouring and blowing the trends throughout the decades and the exhibition aims to showcase and celebrate the very best of British hairdressing talent.

Photo by Ken Russell – January 1955: The last of the Teddy Girls ©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell

This unique exhibition charts the hairstyles through the decades integrating the key innovations in the hair industry, the rituals of the salon environment, technological breakthroughs in salon products and the influence of hair fashion trends and subcultural styles.

The creators voice

‘We knew there was a story to be told about hair, its meaning and its codes. Donna and I grew up together in the same Yorkshire village where her mother played an integral part in the community, owning the village salon ‘Pam’s Unisex salon’ where my mother and grandmother went each week to be styled. I would meet them there each Friday afternoon and you could say it’s where my hair fascination started. It’s an honour to have collaborated with Donna on this project who is as passionate about hair and hairdressing as I am.”  Andrew Barton

“It’s always a pleasure to be collaborating with Andrew. This exhibition allows us bring together our passion for this amazing industry and its legacy. We have the perfect combination of skills and expertise which has allowed us to evolve this unique look at hair.  The future of the hair salon industry is important to this new version of the exhibition with sustainability and innovation at its core. Quite simply, we want to take you back to the hair future.”

TO HOMEPAGE

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