This came out in The Adelaide Review @adelaidereview yesterday. I was supper excited to be drawn and interviewed by @leo.greenfield. How amazing is this art! Drawn to the City The Hairdresser: Adam Hadley Darrie Adam Hadley Darrie approaches hairdressing like a master painter, transforming his client’s locks into tresses of neon yellow, deep mauve or fiery pink, brilliant enough to rival the palette of any Abstract Impressionist. His rainbow application of colour defies traditional ideas of hairdressing and fits perfectly with the digital age of fashion, youth culture and the visibility of the Queer movement. When chatting to Darrie he describes his approach to style with humour and warmth saying, “think of all your 90s childhood dreams; Lisa Frank and day glow and then try and make it classy.” Together with partner Paul Engelhardt, Darrie owns and runs Archie & Co, a business that encompasses hairdressing, homewares and coffee culture on Carrington Street. Darrie and Engelhardt opened their business in 2015 and today work with a team of twelve stylists to service their clients. Born in Adelaide, Darrie grew up travelling the world thanks to his parent’s employment with Australian Embassies overseas. Citing New Delhi, Washington DC and San Diego as previous homes, Darrie says, “My parents were with DFAT and living in so many different places gave me a strong sense of self and image. I think this really shows through in my work.” Attending high school in the US meant Darrie didn’t wear a school uniform, so he took to experimenting with personal style as a response to the freedom he had. Changing his look and regularly transforming his hair with dye led him to consider a career in hairdressing. At 17 he took on another great city, moving to London to train with the Vidal Sassoon Academy. Living in the London neighbourhood of Kentish Town while studying Darrie was exposed to the eclectic fashion sense of the UK, especially the punk attitudes of the Camden Markets of the early 2000s. In 2003 Darrie returned to Adelaide; he had completed his training and worked in London before living again in the US. https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_h84aDEEU/?igshid=mgazdwoq94yg
