Maria Kovacs is an international session stylist and leading
educator with extensive knowledge of team, brand and product
development. With 26 years of experience under her belt, Maria is a
true industry heavyweight. Starting her career in her native Sydney,
Australia, Maria worked her way up through the ranks from stylist to
become Toni and Guy's Salon Art Director. This role ignited her passion
for education and fashion and was where Maria began to develop her
first training skills within ‘vardering training’ and classic haircuts.
Maria’s talents did not go unnoticed, and she soon became Toni and Guys
Australian Creative Director. Alongside the international team, Maria rolled out
educational courses across Australia, Asia Pacific, and Europe and started working
on high profile, global fashion week shows, using her editorial and Avante-Garde
styling skills.
Maria continued to progress within Toni & Guy, which led to the invitation to
relocate to London to join their sister brand, Tigi, as a foundering member of their
International Creative Team. As Academy Director, Maria taught at the Flagship
TIGI academy in London and participated in international shows throughout
Europe and the US. This role varied and involved working on campaigns, education
collections, and editorial, plus creative collaborations with designers such as
Vivienne Westwood and regular “Alta Moda” shoots.
Alongside this, Maria specialised as a mentor for the TIGI Inspirational Youth. This
‘boot camp" style course was to refine participates skills and progress every area of
their work from presenting to fashion knowledge, cut and colour expertise and
ended with a professional photoshoot and hair show.
Later as Tigi's European Creative Director, Maria went on to lead shows and
campaigns with some of the world’s leading brands such as Mark Fast, Henry
Holland, Iris Van Herpen, Christopher Raeburn and Manish Arora, to name but a
few.
Using her vast experience, Maria has now branched out to become a leading
session stylist and educator in her own right. Launching Ready To Wear
Hairdressing, a creative hub designed for industry professionals seeking insight into
the world of session styling.
The objective of READY TO WEAR HAIRDRESSING is about providing a great
experience guaranteed to improve every student’s craft and passion for
hairdressing whilst gaining experience backstage, making key connections and
building relationships with leading product brands.
Celeb
Bryan Adams,
Cara Delevingne,
Pamela Anderson,
Gareth Gates,
Guy Sebastian,
Christian Louboutin,
Clients
Kenzo, Bora Atksu, Jimmy Choo, Alberta Feretti, Christopher Kane, TIGI, Christopher Reaburn, Iris Van Herpen, Henry Holland, joseph.
An LGBT owned and majority representing full service creative talent agency. A roster of Photographer’s, Stylist’s, Casting Director’s, Set Design, Manicurist’s, Hair and Makeup. Working across the UK, Europe, New York and LA. With a view to champion the best in creativity and human diversity for now and the next generation. Services include advertising, music videos, editorial and commercial sectors and sponsorship management.