Tinsley Mortimer

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:59 pm under Entertainment News

Tinsley Mortimer (née Tinsley Randolph Mercer in 1976) is a Manhattan socialite and fashion entrepreneur.

Described as “one of the most famous faces of the New York scene”[1] and “much photographed”[1], “New York’s pre-eminent young socialite”‘s[2] lifestyle and fashion are often commented and discussed in social pages of periodicals such as the New York Times, the New York Post, and New York Magazine.

Mortimer has a line of handbags and clothing in Japan for Samantha Thavasa, for which she was featured in an advertising campaign.[3][4] She also features prominently in Samantha Thavasa USA’s online promotional materials and in the company’s Madison Avenue store, which also carries her handbags. She subsequently formed her own clothing line, Riccime by Tinsley Mortimer, which is available in select stores in Japan, including Isetan. In 2008 Mortimer became involved in branding and design for condominium development.

She made a cameo appearance on the season two premiere episode of Gossip Girl[5], which aired September 1, 2008 on The CW. She is set to have her own reality tv show air on The CW called High Society. It will document the lives of her and her friends. It will broadcast after the America’s Next Top Model season premiere on March 10th.