LONDON BASED SINCE 2006, CANADIAN BORN HAIRSTYLIST MICHAEL HARDING BEGAN HIS SESSION CAREER IN 2013. DRAWING ON DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY, HIS WORK EMBODIES SUBTLE NUANCES FOUND IN SEMINAL IMAGERY – THE LITTLE DETAILS THAT GIVE AUTHENTICITY TO THE CHARACTERS IDENTITY BEING CAPTURED. HE SAYS: “I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED MY WORK TO SHOW A SINCERITY FOR THE SUBJECT SO I TAKE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION IN MY CREATIVE APPROACH.”

IN 2020 CO-FOUNDER MICHAEL HARDING LAUNCHED PRINTED PUBLICATION ALTERED STATES, A PLATFORM SHOWCASING THE MOST CUTTING EDGE ARTISTS WORKING IN FASHION. MICHAEL IS CURRENTLY THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EDITOR IN CHIEF WHILE MAINTAINING A STRONG FOCUS ON HIS SESSION HAIRSTYLING CAREER.

CLIENTS INCLUDE: ADIDAS,BALENCIAGA, BERLUTI, CHANEL, COS, JACQUEMUS, JO MALONE, FENDI, GUCCI, LEVIS, PAUL SMITH, RALPH LAUREN, VALENTINO, ZARA, ACNE PAPER, ALTERED STATES, ANOTHER, DAZED, I-D, DUST, FANTASTIC MAN, GENTLEWOMAN, VOGUE.

SOME OF MICHAEL’S COLLABORATORS INCLUDE: ALASTAIR MCKIMM, ALASDAIR MCLELLAN, BRUNO STAUB, CASPER SEJERSEN, ELIZA CONLON, ELLIE GRACE CUMMING, EMILY LIPSON, FELICITY INGRAM, GABRIEL MOSES, IAN KENNETH BIRD, JULIAN GANIO, KARIM SADLI, LOLA & PANI, MATTHEW JOSEPHS, OLA EBITI, RAPHAEL HIRSCH, ROBBIE SPENCER, SAMUEL BRADLEY, SCOTT TRINDLE.