Aroundtown MEETS
Chris Moody
was Vidal’s right-hand man until the hairdressing legend passed away in 2012 from leukaemia, which only galvanised the ongoing friendship between him and Denise. Stephen now works for Wella as education director and still lives in the States. He is married with three children, and both his daughters have inherited the Moody creative streak; one works as a costume designer for Netflix and the other is an art college student.
Chris joined Denise on a more traditional apprenticeship after leaving school in 1983 to kill some time before he could attend art college. “And I’m still here 38 years later,” he says. He studied with his brother in London for a while before returning to Darfield and later becoming a senior stylist. But as with his mother and brother before him, Chris has always held education of high importance and was instrumental in
developing the training programme at Denise’s in the 1980s. He has since travelled the world to deliver relevant and meaningful seminars and workshops on stage, teaching fellow teachers how to revolutionise the education of future stylists. Chris has been hailed as a forward-thinker for encouraging educators to draw out curiosity and interest from their students rather than fill their brains with data. Today, he works in close partnership with one of Redken’s education artistic directors, Chris Baran, to host various virtual and in- person courses. This collaboration stems from an almost 40-year affiliation with the American hair care brand. In the 1980s, the team at Denise’s did a photoshoot with students from art college which catapulted the business. The photos were picked up by Redken who were keen for Chris and Denise to show others
“Darfield is where I got all the ”
foundations from. It’s the first place I put a comb through hair and I owe my career to Denise
how to simulate their style using the brand’s products. Other haircare brands were also enamoured with the work of the Moody team and were eager for their products to be shown on stage, such as scissor brand Jaguar.
“I’ve been very fortunate to represent the Moody name across the world in countries like Russia, Dubai and Bulgaria. I think the only countries I’ve not taught in are India, Australia and New Zealand. But Darfield is where I got all the foundations from. It’s the first place I put a comb through hair and I owe my career to Denise,” Chris says. Today, Chris splits his time between his education commitments, his wife and two children, and his roots as a stylist in the salon. Over the last 60 years, the salon has continued to grow and evolve into the professional family- run business it is today. Denise, Eric and Chris have been joined along the way by many amazing stylists who are firmly part of the Moodyhair family and have contributed to the company’s success – this 60- year celebration is just as much a celebration of them too.
Many of their early team
members went on to open their own salons and have long and rewarding careers in hairdressing. Celebrity and TV hairdresser, Andrew Barton, began his career at Moodyhair. He often talks about how proud he is of his Barnsley roots and the career shaping principles he learned from Denise during his apprenticeship at the salon. Now he has a world class salon of his own, an international TV career, and a thriving product company.
Some team members went on to do amazing things outside the industry, such as one lady who went on to run a successful yoga and wellness retreat in the outback of Australia, while another has built a renowned skin care clinic. “Always at the heart of Moodyhair has been the principle of developing relationships. The relationships we have with our team members both past and present is something we are very proud of,” Chris says. Today the salon is headed up by a brilliant team of people who share the care, passion and commitment started by Denise 60 years ago. Chris is taking the business on to
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