Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brazilian Ball, April 25, 10:45 p.m.
Who: Kimberley Newport-Mimran, Pink Tartan fashion designer Where: The Brazilian Ball, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Are you wearing one of your own dresses? Yup, this is a Pink Tartan. I just picked it up today, so I had my fingers crossed that it would fit right.
So you designed it for tonight? Yes. I don’t do long dresses—they make me feel like Barbie.
Tell us about your accessories. The shoes are Chanel. I’ve just started following Karl Lagerfeld on Twitter. The bag is Jil Sander, and the stole is vintage.
What are the big trends this spring? This spring? God, I’m already working on spring 2010. This spring, prints are huge.
What is your one must-have item for a Brazilian getaway? A bikini.
By whom? Pink Tartan.
Would you ever go thong? No. I’m not that confident.
Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”
