Katie Adelhardt is a child life specialist at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is working with a 7 year old girl, Dulce, who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and was hoping to have a wig provided for her. Katie was recommended to Andrew DiSimone at FreeWigsForKids.com. Katie filled out the form for the girl,…
HairPlaceNYC and FreeWigsforKids.org are happy to contribute 20 lbs of ponytails and $500 to Children With Hair Loss for the holidays. Children With Hair Loss was created as a resource for all children who have medically-related hair loss. For more information, please visit www.childrenwithhairloss.us. Free Wigs For Kids is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to helping kids…
This is a story about courage, love and giving. A story of a beautiful girl and her little sister. Two crazy musicians with a crazy idea to help change the life of this little girl. They said “lets recruit an equally crazy hair stylist to help make a difference.” They partnered with Andrew DiSimone, and…
We are grateful to Wigs for Kids for giving our 10 year old daughter a beautiful wig for free. She has alopecia universalis and is at the age where she wants to fit in and not have other children stare. Upon receiving the wig, she couldn’t stop staring at herself in the mirror with a…
Sydney was 15 year old junior in high school when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on May 7, 2013. She did loose her hair after a few weeks of having chemotherapy, which was so devastating to watch her go through. Sydney’s aunt Erin started researching the Internet and found Andrew DiSimone. Getting her first…
We wanted to get a free wig for our daughter, Jozlyn M, who lost her hair. She was diagnosed with Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on September 25, 2012. We searched Google and found HairPlaceNYC, a salon in New York City that specializes in wigs for cancer. Receiving a free wig from HairPlaceNYC Since we were from…
Jackie Miranne, host & style expert, visited HairPlaceNYC last week to interview Andrew DiSimone for his work helping women with breast cancer. HairPlaceNYC is not only a leading hair salon doing cut, color and straightening, but we provide wigs, predominantly for women going through chemo therapy. Jackie even referred to Andrew as their “hair doctor”. Andrew…
New York City (May 21, 2014) – Andrew DiSimone, creator of Andrew DiSimone Wigs and owner of HairPlaceNYC hair salon, was awarded for 5 years of volunteering wig styling services by the American Cancer Society. Andrew has been volunteering his wig styling services for American Cancer Society’s “Look Good Feel Better” Program at NYC’s Hope…
There’s nobody that knows your hair better than you (and your stylist). But what most women (and men) don’t know is how to choose the absolute best products for their hair. With this guide, your hair can look and feel healthier, be easier to work with, and my favorite, keep that “salon look” even longer.…
How many times have you wished you can keep that fresh “salon look” days and even weeks after your last appointment? After your salon visit, it’s only a matter of time until your hair loses its style and shine. While you’re not going to be a hair stylist from reading this blog, there are a…
