Monique van Heist (Haarsteeg, 11 May 1972) is a Rotterdam-based Dutch fashion designer.ANP/Redactie, 23 januari 2012, Volkskrant, Monique van Heist, Retrieved October 20, 2014, "...De tentoonstelling Werkstijl wordt ingericht door de Rotterdamse modeontwerpster en gastcurator Monique van Heist...."Milou van Rossum, 8 November 2010, Volkskrant, Mode-ontwerper Iris van Herpen wint drie prijzen, Retrieved October 20, 2014Milou van Rossum, March 6, 2010, Volkskrant, Rare knoopjes (Rare buttons) , Retrieved October 20, 2014, "...The best body I've seen comes from Monique van Heist. It is a sporty, not too tight copy with long sleeves ... old-fashioned white buttons at the neck ..."EVELIEN HERMITS, January 12, 2012, Volkskrant, Style Up: Fashion Journal ELLE Style Awards handed out tonight. What does a stylist? And why they are becoming increasingly important in the fashion industry?, Retrieved October 20, 2014, "... "So I'll soon develop a wedding dress with fashion designer Monique van Heist." ..." Heist mainly focusses on women’s wear and unisex wardrobe pieces. Some of her fashion lines are available for long periods of time.
In 2003 she studied at the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem and graduated in 2004. In 2009 she presented one of her fashion lines in a dimly lit gay bar in Amsterdam using ordinary people as clothing models.17 APRIL 2011, in Modeontwerpers by Georgette Koning, Independent Fashion Daily, Monique van Heist: “Er is veel slechte kleding”, Retrieved October 20, 2014
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