Derrick’s family came from in a small town in Virginia. He’s been raised to a city lifestyle with old school southern values. He has tackled jobs from NYC to Ghana where he photographed beautiful pictures and wrote fabulous pieces on topics from fashion to finance. Derrick started his career in the fashion industry as a model. One of his early shows was in 2007, walking in Harvey Starr Washington’s annual runway fashion show. He later began to teach runway classes to inspiring models. His goal was to become an international fashion stylist and fashion editor. He began styling his family and close friends. Later, photographers, models and other stylists wanted him to style photo-shoots, runway shows and contribute to editorial articles. Once he realized how much fun and money that was involved, he became a freelance fashion consultant. He later became fascinated with art and design. He became a graphic designer and web designer, helping local businesses uplift their old faces and (re)writing and editing articles for Online magazines including Baltimore Magazine. He’s currently working as Editor in Chief of UrCity Magazine, Creative Director for AP Designs and focusing on building his brand as a stylist+graphic designer while simultaneously working towards his masters degree in Publication Design from the University of Baltimore.