So we’re back at the detailed Box runway that could not fit the Pink Tartan collection any better. Kim Newport Mimran, and her edgy child Pink Tartan have brought new and innovative design, to modern women wear. What I enjoy the most about Pink Tartan is its drive to unorthodox design, while retaining a calm, cool collective presentation. With models on each corner of the Box’s unique runway structure, Mimran’s artwork was on full display. The audience and I alike, were on the edge of our seats once the collection began to appear, not from shock, but of awe in how intricately the collection snapshots the fusion of simplicity, fine tailoring and highly creative design.
Leaning more towards the simple side, Mimran left room for her precise articulation of cutting, and fabric blending. Each piece told its own story, which rarely works in functions of this sort. Rather than relying on the shoulders of the preceding piece, the clothing design and color selection of each particular work was crafted to stand on its own. The netted knit blouse immersed in navy blue, stood out but worked better as the model bared it all under said piece. Many pieces reminded me of my mother’s closet of contemporary cocktail pieces that were used as canvases to provide both imagination and originality thus is shown in a turquoise polka-dot pattern that was placed upon an evening dress. Mimran placed generational motifs through her spring collection, as each piece illustrated periods of high fashion history.
Mimran remained grounded in her mission; to create great transitional pieces of day wear to nightwear. With the simplicity of the collection rendering her work effortless, the pieces did seem witty, and impulsive. I have always been a fan of Mimran’s work, due to her ability to push the envelope of modern women’s wear. With the Pink Tartan’s Spring Collection, she redefines the idea of “spring dressing” and “summer style”. I am sure she is here to tear down the boundaries that so quietly remain in fashion today.
