DENVER, Colo. (September 10, 2023) – Sola Salons, the world’s largest and fastest-growing salon suites concept for independent beauty professionals, made its New York Fashion Week debut as the official hair sponsor for Alice + Olivia’s SS24 Presentation on Saturday, September 9th. Thirteen of Sola Salons’ independent beauty professionals collaborated with Matthew Curtis, the lead hairstylist for Alice + Olivia’s presentation, to craft distinctive hairstyles that complemented this year’s theme, inspired by Truman Capote’s Swans. 

“With Sola Salon’s community of more than 20,000 independent beauty professionals at the forefront of beauty and industry trends, taking our place at New York Fashion Week was the natural next step for our pros,” said Emily Alders, Director of Education at Sola Salons. “As a brand continually innovating the beauty industry for independent beauty entrepreneurs, we were honored to partner with Alice + Olivia for our New York Fashion Week debut and are proud that through our partnership, we helped make the beauty and fashion industries more accessible.”

Sola Salons meticulously hand-selected thirteen leading Sola Salons beauty professionals who worked alongside Curtis to create stunning hairstyles for the 30 models who showcased Alice + Olivia’s SS24 designs. The beauty professionals who operate out of Sola locations across the country include Kimberly Loomis, Serina Battaglini, Kayla Orth, Cuyler Engram, Joey Figueiredo, Ashley Lantz, Gisaura Laporte, Roxanne Muir, Vanora Hawkins, Meaghan Masterson, Danielle Garay, Samanta Pinto, and Kelsey Walsh.

“Fashion and beauty have always gone hand in hand, and brands like Sola Salons have helped the industries evolve together,” said Stacey Bendet, Founder and Designer of Alice + Olivia. “We were honored to have been joined by Sola Salons’ team of independent beauty professionals, who helped bring to life my interpretation of Truman Capote’s Swans.”

For its debut, Sola Salons also partnered with haircare brand, Living Proof who served as the official hair product sponsor for Alice + Olivia’s SS24 presentation. Too Faced Cosmetics served as the official makeup product sponsor at this year’s presentation to complete the beauty looks.

“I’m honored to have joined forces with Sola Salons’ elite group of independent beauty professionals, together we created one-of-a-kind hair looks for Alice + Olivia,” said Matthew Curtis, lead hairstylist for Alice + Olivia’s SS24 Presentation. “New York Fashion Week is a dream for many beauty professionals, and with Sola Salons, we worked to break barriers and increase accessibility for beauty professionals to participate in New York Fashion Week.”

To learn more about Sola Salons’ ongoing brand achievements or to find out how to join the Sola Salons community, please visit www.solasalonstudios.com. Connect with the brand on Instagram @solasalons and Linkedin.

ABOUT SOLA SALONS:

In 2004, Sola Salons was established with the opening of its first location in Denver, Colorado. Now with 680 locations open in the U.S. and Canada, Sola is proud to offer 20,000+ independent beauty professionals the freedom and benefits of salon ownership without the risk and overhead of opening a traditional salon. Its innovative salon model empowers hairdressers, estheticians, nail techs, massage therapists and other like-minded professionals to take control of their lives and their careers. Sola provides beauty professionals with beautiful, fully-equipped salon studios alongside the support and tools they need to launch their salon business in no time. For more information, please visit www.solasalons.com.