The Gaultier event at the deYoung Museum far exceeded my expectations for the evening. The minute I got there Michael O’Rourke pointed out world renowned hair stylist, Odile Gilbert. I introduced myself and told her how much our Creative Director, Akemi, admired and enjoyed working with her and how excited it was for me to meet her—-the most famous female hairdresser in the world! Michael took our picture together. Odile looked beautiful last night. Her hair was clean, soft and wavy and she had a beautiful sweet demure dress on. Shortly after that, we ran into Cindy Minkes, the woman who does all the interviews and reviews in the magazines I read. I proceeded to introduce myself and expressed the fact that this event was highly anticipated and probably the most exciting thing that S.F has seen in a long time. (Not that she cared what I had to say. She sees everything.) I had my photo taken with her too! It seemed as though every cool person was out last night in S.F. I haven’t been this inspired by people watching in a really long time. The gay boys were over the top and the females just let it rip. The brilliance behind Gaultier and his team was mind boggling! I was having so much fun, I couldn’t stand it. Hanging out with Maggie is a trip…she is constantly moving and always right in the mix. Michael was such a sweet escort to us both. All in all, the whole thing was a blast!

It’s a Wrap!

Reflecting back on this year, we are filled with gratitude. As Educators, we pushed ourselves further than ever and as Stylists and Colorists we grew, learned and explored. We met and worked with many great hairstylists along the way from all across the country both at our Academy and in their home salons.



With our Directors and Educators traveling across the country, we enjoyed working on the road in such locations as NYC, Seattle, LA, Chicago, Dallas, and Miami. It’s always fun to see what other hairdressers in our industry are up to and being adaptable to various types of formats. We ran everything from small format private classes to big venue presentations.



At our Academy here in SF, we’re offering new courses in 2012. While our popular classics continue to sell out, we feel its important to mix it up and offer new twists for our die hard repeat attendees. We had fun with our creative classes- tying together cut, color and style compared to our normally departmentalized programs. Next year, we are offering this as a 2-day class which many of attendees have requested.



Our enrollment continues to grow and we are so proud of our team and what they have accomplished.
We are grateful for all of the attendees that took part in our Academy this past year. Thank you for visiting our beautiful city and sharing our passion for this amazing industry that we are all a part of.



See you next year…..



Shelley Mohr, Academy Director of Color


Amita Moticka, Academy Director of Cutting