GUILDERLAND— Many of the hair salons in Guilderland and the surrounding area do not stock wigs, says Kelly Iacobucci, owner of Hair Event & Wig Center at 1857 Western Ave., a beauty salon that also stocks and fits wigs.

Iacobucci is inviting area salon owners and stylists to come with their clients to her salon on Monday, Sept. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. for “Wigs & Wine,” where they can see the many styles that are available and have free fittings, as well as complimentary wine and cheese.

Most women are more comfortable working with their own stylists, Iacobucci said, and many stylists are unsure where to send clients who may have thinning hair or be starting chemotherapy.

“We’re trying to start a whole network,” Iacobucci said.

Fittings are needed, she explained, to choose a style that will complement the client.

It’s like choosing eyeglasses. “When people come in,” Iacobucci said, “some people have tiny faces, and some have bigger faces. You can pick out a style you like, but then it could look ridiculous on you — too much hair for your face.”

That’s why she doesn’t recommend simply buying a wig online.

“Also, when you put them on, a lot of times you need them trimmed,” Iacobucci said. “We trim them too.”

The fittings, which Iacobucci said are done in a “comfortable private room,” with the client’s own stylist, are free.

Inviting stylists is a way of reassuring them that A Hair Event is not trying to take clients away from other businesses. The event is meant to be “stylists getting together to work as a team,” Iacobucci said.

The salon stocks synthetic wigs, which are more affordable than human hair and which, unlike wigs made from natural hair, do not need to be restyled after washing. “You just wash them and shake them out, and they go right back into their shape,” Iacobucci said.

A Hair Event will donate $10 from every wig sale to breast cancer research.

Iacobucci opened A Hair Event in January. It is the first salon she has owned, although she has worked as a stylist in the area for 25 years. Her mother, Audrey Iacobucci, whom Kelly calls her best friend, helps out at the shop. The two women have several relatives and close friends who have battled breast cancer.