International Hairdressing Awards 2022 Celebrate Gala Event in Madrid

After an exhaustive entry and finals process and then a world tour that announced the winners in the 2022 International Hairdressing Awards, a gala evening was hosted in Madrid to celebrate it all. The purple carpet, the awards ceremony and artistic hair fashion shows from legendary global hairdressing teams cemented it as an international testament to everything hair.

These hair fashion shows on the night were courtesy of the Trevor Sorbie Art Team (UK), TONI&GUY (UK), Pierre Ginsburg (France), Danilo Giangreco (Italy), and the Spanish teams X-Presion and No Name. Global VIP guests included Tony Rizzo, Anthony Mascolo and Errol Douglas.

As announced through the world tour, TONI&GUY’s Cos Sakkas from the UK was named the International Hairdresser of the Year. Best International Women’s Collection went to South African hairdresser Candice McKay and Best International Avant Garde collection was awarded to London hairdresser Sylvestre Finold. Best International Men’s Commercial Collection was given to Spanish team Siëro and Hair Influencer of the Year was named as Mustafa Avci, who is originally from Turkey and based in New York City. Hair Legend of the Year was awarded to Robert Lobetta, a hairdressing icon from the UK. Finally, International Artistic Team of the Year was named as X-Presion from Spain.