Daren Borthwick

DAREN BORTHWICK’S WORK IS SCULPTURAL AND BRAVE. IN HIS HANDS, HAIR BECOMES THE STUFF OF UNBOUNDED CREATION. DAREN SAYS, “MY PALETTE IS VERY BROAD, YET WHATEVER THE BRIEF, I LIKE TO CREATE SOMETHING, AND TO ALWAYS BE MOVING FORWARD. I LIKE A CHALLENGE.” HIS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION COMES FROM WORKING THE FULL GAMUT OF THE FASHION SHOWS, FROM VICTOR AND ROLF TO ROBERTO CAVALLI TO SAINT LAURENT, GUCCI, CELINE, KENZO, MAX MARA, UNGARO, PHILOSOPHY, GIVENCHY AND MORE. HE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE HAIR EXPO SESSION STYLIST OF THE YEAR FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL THREE TIMES AND HAS WORKED WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST ICONIC FACES, INCLUDING DAPHNE GUINNESS, ROSE BYRNE, KYLIE MINOGUE, KARLIE KLOSS, NICOLE TRUNFIO, MIRANDA KERR AND KATIE HOLMES. HIS INNOVATION AND INFLUENCE CAN BE SEEN IN COUNTLESS EDITORIALS FOR VOGUE AUSTRALIA, HARPER’S BAZAAR, ELLE, MARIE CLAIRE, GRAZIA, OYSTER, INPRINT, I-D AND GQ. THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF HIS COLLABORATION WITH LEADING PHOTOGRAPHERS, HE’S ALSO REGULARLY ENGAGED FOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING ZIMMERMAN, HARROLD’S, OPERA AUSTRALIA, WILLOW, GOLDWELL, BONDS AND MORE. IN APRIL 2018, DAREN WAS APPOINTED THE PRESTIGIOUS TITLE OF SHU UEMURA ART OF HAIR CREATIVE DIRECTOR – A ROLE IN WHICH HE INSPIRES AND MENTORS THE NEXT GENERATION OF TOP STYLISTS, AS WELL AS OVERSEES THE CREATIVE DIRECTION OF THE BRAND’S CAMPAIGNS.