Ssshhh the art of collaboration launches in sydney

Ssshhh The Art of Collaboration has launched in Sydney, with Robert Lobetta, Saco, Brooks and Brooks, X-Presion, Togninis and é SALON headlining the debut show. The creative showcase saw 350 guests decend on Paddington Town Hall with no idea who they would be seeing on stage - but they weren't disappointed. No sooner had the audience taken their seats, they were told to sit back and “Shut the F@*k Up”; a chant delightedly repeated by revered industry icon Robert Lobetta and one which would set the tone for the evening. First on stage was father and sun duo, Benni and Jules Tognini. Creative individually, their combined force made for a show-stopping spectacular with female beards, texture and colour. Next up, and using music as his muse, was Richard Ashforth and Pierre Saint Sever from UK salon and academy brand, SACO. Models took to the stage to dance - joined by the audience - while Richard and Pierre executed cuts and styles. Emiliano Vitale and his creative partner Lisa Muscat, from internationally acclaimed é SALON, thrilled the crowd with a mash-up of their latest collections – Disconnected Smoke and Roses – and their latest foray into hair as art with innovative crocheting techniques. [hji-gallery-legacy] Industry icon Robert Lobetta was next onstage. An inspiration to hairdressers across the globe, Lobetta - dressed down in painter's overalls - fuelled the crowd with anecdotes about his time in the industry, what hair is and what it can become. His model, who appeared on stage sporting hair horns, was stripped and painted blue; pure performance art at its best. In their own words, Jamie and Sally Brooks from Brooks and Brooks in London, were the ones who brought a little more 'normalcy' to the evening. It was a true display of two creatives working together to present an enthralling, funny and down-to-earth approach to hairdressing. Fittingly, it was the original protagonists behind the #SecretMasterClass in Madrid - a precursor to Ssshhh - who closed the show. X-Presion's passion for innovative hairdressing artistry and education was evident as they executed strong shapes, lines and fringes, underpinned by their renowned neon #xpresionthread. Jose gave a heartfelt address, encouraging the ‘Down Under’ crowd to support the X-Presion trio in their bid to rebuild forestry in Sierra De Gredos by purchasing an X-Presion comb. A Comb = A Tree. "The success of Ssshhh on the weekend will see it evolve and emerge into something more in 2015; we are incredibly excited to see where our creativity will take us on this amazing journey," says the talented trio of Emiliano, Robert & Benni.