Daan van der Deen first came to see us back in Feb 2014. At the time we predicted that he’d land a Versace campaign… Those bushy eyebrows and solid jaw tingled to the Italian fashion house. later that year the planets aligned and our prediction materialised, moulded by the hands of genius duo Mert & Marcus. This being just the beginning of Daniel’s assault on the industry, making his mark with various campaigns and shooting for pretty much every credible fashion magazine there is, sporting a spectrum of hair styles that put the cool back in bleach blonde. You’ll soon hear Daniel’s name in another capacity as he recently picked up photography and he’s working to make that part of his future career, but for now you might catch him in his home town of Amsterdam, as a full-time Swim trainer – teaching grown up people how to swim better.
Q&A
Age: 30
Full Name: Daniel van der Deen
Birthplace: Groningen
Ethnic Origin: Dutch
Nickname: Daan
How were you scouted?: Facebook
What’s your best feature?: my kneepits
Top 3 beauty/grooming products: I don’t use any products or anything in particular. But getting enough sleep is always good, so is going to the sauna, and eating more natural food helps my skin.
Your favourite fragrance: Lorde George – Penhaligon’s
What’s been your most lavish purchase?: supermarket cheesecake from last week
What are your Hobbies?: Photography, my pug (which is also more of a commitment), swimming, running.
What is your Fitness Regime?: workout just enough so i can eat whatever i want
What was the last movie you watched?: The lobster
What was the last track you listened to on your iPod?: Thinking of a place – The war on drugs
What is your biggest fear?: getting home too late finding a turd on the couch thats Milo’s. I mean who can blame him, he’s only a one year old pug.
What is your dream country to visit?: Nepal or Mongolia
If you were not modelling, what would you be doing?: traveling on my own doing photography
If you got to relive one day in your modelling career it would be…?: shooting the W cover
If you could swap lives with a celebrity who would it be?: Donald Trump. Resign the same day. thank me later
How would you describe happiness?: doing what you like most while making a living off of it.
Who has been the most influential person in your modelling career to date?: Rodger Mikhaiel – my booker at Success
If you could be on the cover of any magazine, it would be?: Vogue Italia
What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you on a shoot?: pretending i was furniture.
What was the last thing to make you cry?: American politics
What’s your favourite fashion city and why?: NYC, for always having people in town that you can hang out with.
Who are your idols?: Pierre de Busschere, Peter Lindbergh, Juergen Teller
What would you do if you found out the world was ending in 24hrs?: fly to the nearest beach with my loved ones, get drunk and share stories about all that we love in this world.
One word to describe yourself: Hangry
How much money would you need to shave your hair off?: a canal house would definitely do the job.
Instagram: instagram.com/danielvanderdeen
