By Editor:
The packed to the rafters runway fashion show for Pink Tartan during LG Fashion week did not dissapoint. Kim Newport-Mimran the designer of the Pink Tartan collection delivered a fashion forward look for Spring 2010 which is also wearable immediately off the runway.
Refreshing! There is something very satisfying in knowing that you can walk into Holt Renfrew or Saks or Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales, the retailers who carry the Pink Tartan line, and actually buy something you saw at the show. Usually only about 20% of the fashions presented at the fashion week shows end up in the stores. Case in point? The Fashion Fantasy of: Alexander McQueen- marine medieval baroque fantasy, Balmain- gladiator leather clad woman meets mad max, Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton- afro sporting NYC bike messenger meets urban hippie of the Paris and NYC shows. Are these clothes gorgeous, fun, exciting, thought provoking and hugely entertaining? Yes. Wearable? No. And sometimes a girl just needs something to wear!
The Pink Tartan collection was filled with daytime sequins, comfortable looking trousers and layered tops with shoulder details, trench coats and dresses. It was pretty and it was elegant. Our particular favorite look was of striped sequined tanks tops and snake skin print sequin mini skirts to wear as stand alone pieces. Take a look:
Photos courtesy of George Pimentel
The audience was studded with celebs and media like: Ben Mulroney of Etalk and his wife, Michael King former publisher of FQ mag and Linda Reeves of House and Home. Kelly Carlson (Kimber Henry of Nip/Tuck),who was at the show with former hockey heavy turned figure skater Tie Domi, said she was there to support her good friends Kim and Joe.
Kim Newport-Mimran and her husband Joe Mimran are described as “Canada’s cutest fashion design couple” and are the powerhouses of the Canadian Fashion Scene behind the labels of Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh respectively. Watch the entire Pink Tartan fashion show here:
Toronto Fashion Week SS 2010: Pink Tartan from istoica on Vimeo.
Tags: kim newport mimran, lg fashion week, pink tartan, pink tartan spring 2010
the clothes were pretty but the show was totally disorganized, too many people and just crazy..all over twitter, people were complaining
gorgeous clothes, you are right so many pieces I want to wear
love the show the clothings and models look great …….GREAT MODELS.
it’s okay, i like fantasy in fashion, no one beats McQueen who cares if you cant wear the clothes, still fun to watch and dream
too safe, pink tartan needs to spice it up