Vancouver Stylist Named Canadian Hairstylist of the Year

Chad Taylor of Yaletown’s Moods Hair Salon was named 2011 Canadian Hair Stylist of the Year at this year’s Mirror Awards. The prestigious award was presented at a red carpet ceremony in Toronto on Saturday.

The Mirror Awards celebrate talent and artistry in cutting and coloring from the most accomplished stylists in the nation – for salon professionals, it’s the Oscars of Canada’s hair industry.

“This is an absolute honor.” said Taylor, in an interview over the phone from Norway where he is busy preparing models for a Joico Trend Show to 250 Norwegian hairstylists. “To be recognized by the Mirror’s top industry judges is so inspiring and makes me want to work even harder to give back to our industry.”

In addition to styling the tresses of a long list of devoted clients at Moods, Taylor is also a fixture at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. His recent runway work includes shows by designers Jean-Paul Gaultier, Michael Kors, Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Diesel, Louis Vuitton and Alexander McQueen.

“Working international shows during Fashion Week in New York and Paris is an amazing source of education for me,” says Taylor. “There are so many extremes: from beautiful, polished and wearable, to exaggerated avant garde looks designed to inspire. It really trains the eye to see subtleties, and look to different eras for inspiration.”

Taylor’s big win is the latest for the award-winning team at Moods. The busy Yaletown salon was named Best Salon in Canada in 2009, and its elite team of stylists are regularly ranked among the country’s best. In 2010, Taylor was named Canadian Hairstylist of the Year and BC Hairstylist of the Year at the industry’s Contessa Awards, and in 2009, he was part of the team that took the coveted Canadian Salon Team award at the Mirrors.

Whether styling celebrities – Moods is the regular haunt of visiting artists such as Florence and the Machine and local talent such as Tegan & Sara – or crafting a cut or colour for one of many lifelong clients, Taylor and his team are committed to excellence.

For more information, please contact Tania Becker at moods@telus.net or 604-688-1574.
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Moods Hair Salon

1070 Mainland Street

Yaletown, Vancouver