Monique van Heist (1972) names her collections after her own alter ego’s. Rony, Tina, Clive en Toni... they all come from the creative brain of Monique. A story, a character sketch, is her starting point and forms the basis of her remakable and wearable womenswear collections.
Monique graduated at ArtEZ in Enschede and did her master at the Fashion Institute Arnhem. Her clothes are practical, tough and elegant. One dress to wear to the supermarket and to a fancy party: Monique blends both worlds so naturally in her garments. Monique shows her collections in many different forms: in traditional catwalkshows (Amsterdam Fashion Week), but also in performances and exhibitions (Gemeentemuseum The Hague). Her work is on show and on sale at Wendela van Dijk in Rotterdam and Humanoid in Arnhem.