Daniela Monasterios-Tan

What is your full name?

Daniela Monasterios-Tan.

What is your first name?

Daniela.

Where were you born?

Bolivia.

Where do you currently reside and work?

Singapore.

What is your educational background?

I hold a Masters of Arts in Fashion Curation from London College of Fashion and a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design from LASALLE College of the Arts.

What are other experiences that have led you to your current work?

I had an internship at White Line Projects, a curatorial studio in London and worked as Design Assistant at Hansel.

How would you describe your practice?

I am a fashion educator and researcher.

What are the highlight projects in your career so far?

I co-founded Mash-Up, an independent fashion label, in 2012, which has participated in Singapore Fashion Week and Digital Fashion Week in Singapore and Bangkok. In the same year, I was Assistant Fashion Curator to Circe Henestrosa for the Appearances Can be Deceiving: The Dresses of Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City.

What are you currently working on?

I am currently a first-year PhD student at Central Saint Martins.


Instagram: @a_dna_lie
Webste: danielamonasteriostan.com


Read more about Daniela’s project, ‘A Stubborn Bloom’ in her essay here.