Electric sessions - an evening with nick irwin

The Electric Sessions, founded by award-winning hairdresser and session stylist Mark Woolley, recently hosted an evening with renowned hairdresser, Nick Irwin. The evening took place at the Electric Studio in Brighton. An international audience of hairdressers and influencers were invited to watch, listen and learn from the leading man. The night was focused on different aspects of Nick’s hairdressing career and the musical influences that play an interesting part in his creations. The audience were treated to eye-catching styles and exclusive questions and answers between Mark and Nick on stage. “The Electric Sessions are a place to bring inspiring creatives to share their passion and influences with the Electric Family – the team, our hair salon clients and international distributors. I started the idea initially to hang out with my creative mates and then it just evolved. Nick and I go way back and his career has been a real inspiration. It was really good to hear his journey and passion. The room was buzzing," said Electric international creative director and founder, Mark Woolley. Nick began his hairdressing career in the mid-1980s in the north of England, eventually moving to London to work with the Toni&Guy Art Team. His ability to understand the aesthetic of editorial and high-fashion hair brought him to the attention of hairdressing icon Anthony Mascolo. Anthony became Nick's mentor and gave him the opportunity to develop his craft. Nick became TIGI's European creative director and was later appointed global creative director. More recently, Nick has returned to his love of session styling and is an independent creative. He regularly styles hair with legendary photographer Rankin and the team at Hunger magazine. Nick treated the audience to three looks from key decades during his career... The 80s Nick's 1980s inspiration came from Gucci and Toyah (her make-up artist was on hand to provide the make-up for Nick’s models on the night). The look is about opulence with bright colours and classic square graduations so the music and hair could work as one. The 90s The Westwood years and dark gothic elements were Nick's muse for this era. Image was king and his look features a clean ponytail combined with a cobweb effect. The Now The final style represents an editorial look and demonstrates how to style hair without cutting. With a sportswear and hip hop theme, the hair is about tight ponytails and twisted knots – think a Japanese sumo-style creation. You can view the evening in the video below [ytp_video source="sLb6ZACac6E"]