He has been featured in The New York Times, Marie Claire, In Touch, Life & Style,The UK’s Evening Standard and  landed on the cover of Metro London.   Warburton is an annual presenter at the Scottish Fashion Awards for International Designer of the Year. He was featured on Vogue.tv as well as having multiple interviews on the BBC.  His client list includes Victoria's Secret Models, music superstars, and A-list Actors.
 
After attending New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, Warburton's career took off when he joined Atomic Style Agency in Miami. As managing partner, he styled celebs such as Sean Paul and Beyonce. This led to opportunities as an editor, and Derek was frequently requested on talk shows for his no-holds-barred style advice.  Warburton also appeared as co host on the UK’s Fashion Avenue, with Supermodel Jodi Kidd and the STYLE network's, BIG BOUTIQUE. 

As Derek ‘s career progressed, he found it was time to give back to the community. Since 2009 he has been working with Bottomless Closet, and was named ambassador of the Doe Fund. Derek helps the women at Bottomless Closet dress for the career they want and build their self esteem along with their self image.  In his honor, Miss America hosted the 2 year anniversary of “How to be DFAB” and congratulated him for helping over 300 women.