After 6 years of working on wholesale clothing line Kity, Caroline Lim was ready to sink her teeth into the retail world with her first boutique, Champagne and Cupcakes.  A one-woman show, Caroline does it all from designing to sewing, buying, and selling her beautiful dainty dresses.    

A haven for girly girls, Caroline’s customers range from 11 to 77 years of age, and go nuts (traces found in cupcakes but not champagne) for Caroline’s dresses, jewelry and accessories (new designer every two months), lingerie, assortment of cupcake bath bombs that look good enough to eat, and MORE dresses. 

A Ryerson fashion grad, Caroline knew her dream was coming to fruition, when she noticed a shift in Toronto women who, almost overnight, became accepting of dresses as daywear. Perfectly acceptable in the summer, but what happens in the winter? I ask Caroline if she intends bring in outerwear. She giggles and tells me she’s considering cardigans, but that’s as far as she’ll go – the dresses are here stay! 

And why should Caroline switch it up? It’s all working – ultra femme designs, excellent quality (made in Canada!), fantastic price points, in-house alterations – what more could a woman want? 

PS. If you think ‘Caroline Lim’ sounds familiar, its probably because she competed and won on reality show MAKING IT BIG.  And it looks to me like her winning steak ain’t over yet!