It’s not easy to land on a description for Federico “Fed” Tan: tastemaker, fashion insider, marketing whiz, entrepreneur, cultural connector—or all of the above. As the founder of marketing communications agency The Advisory Council, he says, “My job is essentially to help shape the image of a brand, a person, a personality, a creator.”
Indeed, Tan’s portfolio of collaborators and clients features a dizzying assortment of names straddling different industries: in fashion, he’s worked with Sacai, Moynat, Palm Angels, StockX and Belowground; in the art world, there’s Takashi Murakami, Madsaki and Daniel Arsham; while the musicians in his phone book include Pharrell Williams, Blackpink’s Jennie Kim and Ciara.
It’s not just a wide-ranging catalogue of contacts that Tan brings to the table. “I think I have a knack for finding…
