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Kimtimates Kimtimates | The Bra Fit Specialists 👙 Expert bra fitting for full-bust & plus sizes, in-store alterations, and premium European brands.

Located in Red Deer, Alberta. Follow for fit tips & updates!
Educating women on the benefits of proper fitting bras is important to Kimberly. Offering lingerie that complements the fuller figure, and is comfortable, on-trend and beautifully constructed is her mission. Kimberly Hamilton, owner of Kimtimates, graduated from the prestigious Contour Fashion program at De Montfort University in Leicester, England in 2015 with First Class Honours. In 2025 she opened her DD+ bra fitting boutique in Red Deer, Alberta where she imports leading lingerie brands from Europe.

FACES OF STRENGTH | LAURALaura didn't have breast cancer.But living with hereditary cancer risk still required her to ma...
10/23/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | LAURA

Laura didn't have breast cancer.

But living with hereditary cancer risk still required her to make profound decisions about her body.

At 28, she underwent surgery that put her into menopause decades earlier than most women experience it.

At 46, she chose a preventative double mastectomy and reconstruction.

These weren't treatments for cancer.

They were decisions made because of the possibility of developing it.

Laura had spent years feeling, in her words, like a "ticking time bomb." Eventually, living with that possibility became something she no longer wanted to do.

Preventative surgery gave Laura a way to act on that fear.

It also permanently changed her body.

That's part of the experience Laura wanted to represent through Faces of Strength.
People living with hereditary cancer risk may undergo some of the same surgeries as people diagnosed with cancer, but arrive at those decisions by a very different path.

Laura's scars don't tell the story of cancer treatment.

They tell the story of the choices she made in the hope that she would never need it.

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

FACES OF STRENGTH | TALAYNATalayna chose to stay flat after her bilateral mastectomy.It was, she says, "100% the right c...
10/22/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | TALAYNA

Talayna chose to stay flat after her bilateral mastectomy.

It was, she says, "100% the right choice for me."

Today, she is proud of her scars. But learning to live in a body changed by breast cancer has also been part of learning who she is now.

"I still struggle with, am I doing enough? Who am I now? I don't have all the answers but I am learning to be okay with that."

During treatment, there were times Talayna felt angry at her body and felt that it had betrayed her.

Eventually, something began to shift.

Instead of seeing only what her body had done wrong, she began to recognize everything it was doing to carry her through treatment.

"I treat my body with so much more love and gratitude now. It carried me through so much."

Her scars are part of that body and part of her story.

For Talayna, staying flat was her choice. For another woman, reconstruction may be the right choice. There isn't one correct way to feel whole after a mastectomy, and there isn't one way a body is supposed to look after breast cancer.

Talayna is still figuring out parts of who she is now.

She's learning to be okay with that, too.

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

FACES OF STRENGTH | LINDSAYIn roughly two years, Lindsay went through four major surgeries.Her body endured a double mas...
10/21/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | LINDSAY

In roughly two years, Lindsay went through four major surgeries.

Her body endured a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, reconstruction, recurrence and the removal of one of her reconstructed breasts. After genetic testing uncovered a CDH1 mutation, she also underwent surgery to remove her stomach.

Eventually, Lindsay made another decision.

Her body needed a break.

"There is something incredibly difficult about realizing that your body has been fighting for so long that you have to stop and let it heal."

For the past year, that is what Lindsay has allowed herself to do.

The reconstruction she had once hoped would help her feel whole again has been put on hold. Right now, she has one breast, scars that tell pieces of an extraordinarily complicated story, and a body she is giving time to recover.

Healing, Lindsay has learned, doesn't necessarily mean getting back to the person she was before cancer.

Sometimes there isn't a "before" to return to.

"Sometimes, healing means accepting where I am today and giving myself permission to take things one day at a time."

There is strength in continuing.

There can also be strength in deciding that, for now, you've done enough.

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

The November calendar is up!As always, you're welcome to walk in during our regular open hours (Wed - Fri 11 - 5 & Sat 1...
10/15/2026

The November calendar is up!

As always, you're welcome to walk in during our regular open hours (Wed - Fri 11 - 5 & Sat 10 - 4), and appointments are available for private shopping, anyone who needs a little extra help, or needs an after-hours fitting.

Book here: https://www.kimtimates.com/booking-calendar/in-store-appointment

FACES OF STRENGTH | LINDSAYWhen Lindsay talks about what got her through some of the hardest parts of breast cancer, she...
10/15/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | LINDSAY

When Lindsay talks about what got her through some of the hardest parts of breast cancer, she talks about the people she loves.

Her family and friends gave her a reason to keep moving through decisions and treatments that seemed to change again and again.

"I have a goal to be here for a long time for my family and friends, and that got me through some hard decisions and hard times."

There were many of them.

Chemotherapy was so difficult that Lindsay ended up in the emergency room after every treatment. Radiation left her with severe burns. Then came recurrence, more surgery and the discovery of a CDH1 gene mutation.

Because that mutation also carries a risk of stomach cancer, Lindsay made the decision to have her stomach removed.

Through all of it, she says there were moments of fear, anger, exhaustion, grief and uncertainty.

There were also "moments of strength I didn't know I had."

For Lindsay, strength hasn't meant being untouched by everything she's been through.

It has meant continuing through it with a very clear reason for wanting to reach the other side.

She wants to be here.

For her family. For her friends. For her son.

And for herself.

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

FACES OF STRENGTH | AMYWhen Amy thinks about where she found strength during cancer treatment, she thinks about her two ...
10/14/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | AMY

When Amy thinks about where she found strength during cancer treatment, she thinks about her two boys.

On the days when she felt like she couldn't do it anymore, she had two little people who still needed their mom.

"When I couldn't find the strength to keep going for myself, I found it for them."

But strength didn't always mean feeling strong.

Sometimes it was getting through another treatment. Sometimes it was accepting help. Sometimes it came through friends and family, and sometimes through the unexpected kindness of strangers who reached out to remind her she wasn't alone.

Today, Amy's understanding of strength has changed.

She still draws strength from her children and the people around her, but she's learned to find it within herself, too.

Cancer showed her she can survive something she once couldn't imagine facing.

"I don't always feel strong, but I trust my strength now in a way I didn't before."

That's one of the reasons we called this project Faces of Strength.

Strength isn't always fearless.

Sometimes it's simply discovering that when life asks more of you than you ever thought you could give, somehow, you keep going.

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

FACES OF STRENGTH | TALAYNADuring treatment, Talayna found strength in her faith, her family and friends, her community,...
10/13/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | TALAYNA

During treatment, Talayna found strength in her faith, her family and friends, her community, and in the quiet of the place she calls home.

Living in the country surrounded by trees, home became her solace and a safe place to rest and heal.

She spent time outside praying, meditating and breathing. Some days, sitting in stillness was all she had the energy to do.

Other days, she walked.

"There were times I could only make it to the end of our driveway, but man, that felt good."

Being in the forest brought Talayna a sense of peace. She describes it as a "hug from God" and a reminder of how much she appreciated her life.

Her faith in Jesus was her greatest source of strength during treatment, and it remains so today. Her family, friends and community helped carry her through the days when finding that strength was harder.

For Talayna, strength didn't always mean pushing herself to do more.

Sometimes it was resting.

Sometimes it was allowing other people to carry her.

And sometimes it was simply making it to the end of the driveway.

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

Happy Thanksgiving!We're open this Saturday from 10 - 4 to help you solve any of your bra-blems! Leave the kids with you...
10/10/2026

Happy Thanksgiving!

We're open this Saturday from 10 - 4 to help you solve any of your bra-blems! Leave the kids with your in-laws and make some time for self-care with an expert bra fitting at Kimtimates.

No more slipping straps, poking underwires, or cups that don't support you. We're here to help!

FACES OF STRENGTH | MEET TALAYNATalayna was 43 when she was diagnosed with Grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma in April 20...
10/07/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | MEET TALAYNA

Talayna was 43 when she was diagnosed with Grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma in April 2022. Her breast cancer was ER+, HER2+ and PR-.

She had gone to her family doctor with some concerns and was quickly sent for a mammogram and ultrasound.

At the end of the ultrasound, the technician left the room and returned with a doctor. He told Talayna he was almost certain it was breast cancer.

"I remember walking through the building and had tears streaming down my face. I felt like everything was in slow motion as I left. It didn't feel real."

Her husband was waiting outside in the truck. COVID protocols had kept him from coming inside with her.

Talayna remembers looking at him and barely being able to get the words out.

"It's cancer."

And then life kept moving.

They needed to get home. Their youngest of three children was six years old and needed to be picked up from the school bus.

Soon came chemotherapy, followed by a bilateral mastectomy and continued treatment.

But some of the most difficult parts of Talayna's experience came after active treatment ended.

This October, Faces of Strength, a portrait and storytelling project by and , is making space for women like Talayna to share what breast cancer really looks like — during treatment, after treatment, and in the years that follow.

Over the next four weeks, we'll share more of Talayna's story.

This is Talayna. 💜

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

FACES OF STRENGTH | MEET AMYAmy was 39 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 1, Grade 3 triple-negative breast can...
10/06/2026

FACES OF STRENGTH | MEET AMY

Amy was 39 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 1, Grade 3 triple-negative breast cancer in March 2021.

She is also a mom to two young boys.

Almost overnight, her life became appointments, tests, chemotherapy and the enormous task of trying to keep everything feeling somewhat normal for her children while everything she knew had been turned upside down.

Amy underwent six rounds of IV chemotherapy over five months, followed by a bilateral mastectomy. After surgery came another six months of oral chemotherapy and, in the years since, three additional surgeries as part of reconstruction.

There was very little time to process what was happening. She simply had to start getting through it.

Five years later, cancer is no longer at the centre of Amy's life.

But it is part of her story.

This October, Faces of Strength, a portrait and storytelling project by and , is making space for women like Amy to share what breast cancer really looks like — during treatment, after treatment, and in the years that follow.

Over the next four weeks, we'll share more of Amy's story.

This is Amy. 💜

Portrait by Stacey Tompkins Photography.

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5212 48 Street, Suite 2 A101
Red Deer, AB
T4N7C3

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Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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