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1 week ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers,Some personal news to share: our family is moving to Paris! The backstory stretches over 20 years, but more recently, my husband and I recognized we were in a “now or never” window. Our oldest son was approaching double digits and the longer we waited, the harder a transition would be on our boys. Over the last eight months, we’ve moved forward with our plans in earnest — arranging our affairs, prepping documents, finding schools and accommodation.
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2 weeks ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers,Big thanks to everyone who has sent in outfits for a future “Style This” column! If you’re a paid subscriber and have an outfit that’s just not coming together (and it’s driving you a little loco), send me DM with a photo. All photos stay anonymous unless you say otherwise. The weather here in Toronto has been all over the place — some days were barely hitting 10C/50F, while others were flirting with summer temps (25C/77F).
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3 weeks ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers,Apologies for the delay on this long-awaited jean try-on newsletter. A three-jean order via Net-a-Porter, which normally would take 1-3 days to arrive, took one month to reach my midtown Toronto doorstep. As supported by a reader in this thread, the slow-down was likely related to the tariff situation south of us.
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1 month ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers, ‘Tis the season — I’ve gotten a few DMs lately asking me what to wear to engagement parties, graduations, work parties, etc... You know, not weddings or galas, but life’s “medium-fancy” occasions. This DM touches on a few of the common themes:I have my son’s graduation coming up and I want to look nice but I want it to still be my style and I don’t necessarily just want to buy something, like a dress, that I won’t really wear again.
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1 month ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers,Before jumping into more of your Ask Me Anything questions (see Part 1 here), I have a few tidbits to share:After publishing last week’s piece on vintage jewellery, I discovered two online shops that are worth checking out for their exceptionally well-curated, reasonably priced, stunning vintage jewellery: Vanessa’s Vintage and Ladybug Vintage.
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1 month ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim |Veronica Szalas Valentine |Amy Azzarito
Dear readers,A few weeks ago, gave me such helpful advice on where to find a vintage tubogas necklace, it inspired me to ask more jewellery experts for their favourite vintage jewellery brands: of , a meeting space to talk about jewellery and all the surrounding matters. Author & historian of , who’s currently writing her PhD dissertation about the economics of jewellery for English women in the 18th century.
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1 month ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers, Thank you to everyone who dropped a question into the Spring AMA chat! Here’s some of what I’ll be covering over the next couple of newsletters: The jean silhouette I’m feeling right now Shoes for spring/summer that will update your outfit Threespring jacket questions: for everyday, hooded, and what to wear over a dress Creative casual tops to pop into a friend’s place Structural tops for nights out How to dress minimally without feeling frumpy Oddly, no one asked me about...
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2 months ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers, Fashion Instagram is telling me that spring has sprung for many of you. Lighter fabrics, barer legs, fewer layers — I’m happy for y’all! Before I get into what I’ve been wearing, I wanted to share a couple of tools you can use to get dressed in this early transition season.
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2 months ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim
Dear readers,When I teased on Instagram that I’d be doing a piece about capri leggings, a few tomatoes were thrown my way. Blessedly, they were fresh, not rotten, and the people were kind and constructive. I get the hesitation to revisit this Y2K/80s staple! I want to address some of them today, while making a case for capri leggings as a practical and versatile PDW piece for spring (PDW = Play, Dinner, Work per Tibi parlance). In 2025, we’re divorcing capris from their Y2K outfits.
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2 months ago | 
irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim |Petya K. Grady
Dearest readers,Have you heard? Skinny jeans are “back,” and so are flares. It’s been a while since I’ve worn either, so last month, just for fun, I tried on a pair of high-rise skinny kick flares (phew, that’s a mouthful). Sensory memory is a powerful thing. It’s as if every cell in my body immediately recognized the sensation of pulling up a skinny jean and, within seconds, my brain was flooded with the not-so-positive thoughts I had about my body at the time.