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163/ The 2025 Great Jean Try-On

2 days 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.
161/ Shopping Your Closet For Life's "Medium-Fancy" Occasions: A Step-By-Step Guide

2 weeks 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.
160/ You Asked, I Answered: Spring AMA, Part 2

3 weeks 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.
160/ Vintage Jewellery Brands To Look For On The Resale Market

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.
158/ Spring AMA, Part 1

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...
157/ What I'm Wearing no. 54 + Transitioning Thoughts

1 month 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.
156/ The Case For Capri Leggings As A PDW

1 month 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.
155/ 1-800-SOS-JEANS

1 month 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.
154/ What I'm Wearing no. 53

1 month ago | irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim

What I’m Wearing is a series where I share all of the outfits I’ve worn over a given week (or two), along with styling notes, links and related thoughts. If you see an outfit you like on my Instagram, you’ll find it here.
153/ Year Round "Third Piece" Accessories From FW25 Runways

2 months ago | irenekim.substack.com | Irene Kim

Dear readers,Such is the rhythm of the fashion calendar that I’ve spent the last month digesting the new fall collections knowing that I’ll have to immediately pivot back to spring styling. With warm weather dressing being top of mind, it was one of the lenses through which I viewed FW25. Among the many fur-adorned models, I spotted plenty of accessory inspiration that needn’t be interpreted too literally and can be incorporated into your wardrobe *now* and into spring.