Alison Dace : Creative Director
Based at the prestigious Saks London Academies, Alison Dace has been with the Saks group for 9 years and heads up the Saks Art team.
Responsible for nurturing creativity within the group and maintaining the high standards of Saks hairdressing, she also creates the group’s national hair collections and is heavily involved with the Saks A Team which develops and encourages talented stylists, giving them further opportunities to hone their skills and achieve their creative ambitions.
She has an impressive CV, having won many awards including titles at the L’Oréal Colour Trophy and British Hairdressing Awards, and is a renowned L’Oréal Colour Degree Specialist.
Alison regularly does creative hair work for magazine shoots, TV and fashion shows, and most recently worked back stage for Vivienne Westwood at London Fashion Week. She has also done hair shows at big industry events including Salon International, the L’Oréal Colour Trophy, British Hairdressing Awards and for the Fellowship for British Hairdressing and Hair & Beauty Benevolent.
Alison also works closely with the London College of Fashion, Central Saint Martins Fashion School and Italian Fashion School the Instituto Marangoni, where she and the rest of the Saks Art Team create stunning hair looks for end of year fashion shows and shoots.
Alison is also one of only two Brits and the only female on the elite H3 programme, L’Oréal Professionnel’s first international Art Team. The six international stylists are dedicated to developing and sharing the latest fashion trends and most inspirational cutting and styling techniques.
Alison’s go for it attitude and wonderful sense of aesthetics stands her out from the best as a hairdressing superstar.

