DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: PINK TARTAN

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Kimberley Newport-Mimran is the designer behind the fashion line Pink Tartan. She is a George Brown graduate from the Fashion Merchandising and Manufacturing diploma in 1988.

From 1988-90, Kimberley worked in the buying office of the Hudson Bay Company. In 1990 she joined Club Monaco in Canada, where she was senior director for the team that launched the Canadian lifestyle company Caban.

She started Pink Tartan in 2002 with business partner and husband, Joe Mimran. He has conceptualized Club Monaco, Alfred Sung and most recently Joe Fresh.

Pink Tartan is best described as a contemporary sportswear collection. Currently, the line is sold to over 170 specialty boutiques across North America. Celebrities who wear Pink Tartan: Kate Hudson, Nelly Furtado and Kim Catrall.

Learn more about Pink Tartan, by reading the National Post review, “L’Oreal Fashion Week: Pink Tartan”.

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