Las Divas del Monte

Las Divas Del Monte is a project that began in 2019 by its founders Ashleen Castillo and Kamille Payamps. This project arose from witnessing the alarming amount of textile waste that is produced in spaces where garments are developed. Being aware that the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil, it has been an opportunity to rethink its practice. Las Divas del Monte proposes to give a new life to this material that still has potential for use, not only by using textiles to make handbags and clothing, but also by using pieces of plastic and wood to create earrings, keychains and pins. 

Initially the project began by creating accessories such as bags, earrings, keychains and pins. But now the project has evolved to a stage, where clothing is incorporated. Celebrating and honoring where they come from and where they are going. La Divas design for the hard-working, brave, and authentic Caribbean woman. The modern ''jíbara'' (a Puerto Rican small farmer, rural worker, or laborer especially of mountainous regions) is bold, determined and allows herself to be the most authentic version of herself.