Welcome to In Moda Veritas!

Hello, bonjour, 안녕하세요! My name is Irene and I’m a stylist in Toronto, Canada.

I’ve started this newsletter so that I give you a more comprehensive dive into my styling psyche, and what I’ve learned (and am still learning!) about the craft of styling.

I recognize that we’re all trying to forge a realistic and expressive relationship between who we are and what we wear — our values and our interests, as well as our complex histories and our hopes for the future. Fittingly, the name of this newsletter, In Moda Veritas, means “in style, there is truth,” a play on the wise Latin phrase in vino veritas (“in wine, there is truth”).

For free subscribers I share, inter alia:

• What I’m Wearing, a series where I share all of the outfits I’ve worn over a given week (or two), along with comprehensive outfit details, including links to what I’m wearing and similar items, styling notes and related thoughts. If you see an outfit you like on my Instagram, you’ll find it here.

• My styling process: my internal monologue when I’m putting an outfit together, or deciding what to buy/not buy

• What I think about when I’m in-store or online: what catches my eye in high-end, high-street and vintage shops around the world.

For paying subscribers, I share my deepest rabbit holes and explorations for you, including:

• Professional styling advice I give to my clients IRL!

• Mapped out shopping guides from cities around the world, e.g. Tokyo and Paris

• Focused outfit inspiration, e.g. holiday, casual wear, transitional wear, workwear

• Scouring sale and resale websites for the best finds

• Fielding questions in Chats, and Ask Me Anything newsletters

• For my biggest supporters, consider becoming a Founding Member, which will include a 30-minute ask-me-anything call! If you want to get into the specifics of your closet, or literally just AMA about life, career paths, anything, this is a good option for you.

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To bring you up to speed, here are the links to some the newsletters which form the foundation of my styling philosophy, that I refer to again and again.

• Welcome to In Moda Veritas!

• Five Questions I Ask Myself Before I Buy Anything

• The Ins-and-Outs of Closet Editing (Part 1)

• The Ins-and-Outs of Closet Editing (Part 2)

• The In Moda Veritas Packing Primer

Above all, every subscriber to this newsletter is important to me, and I truly appreciate your support. Thank you for reading this!

With gratitude,
Irene

Work With Me!

If you would like to work with me in-person (in Toronto) or online, you can contact me here. I offer closet consultations, personal shopping and wardrobing sessions.

If you’ve never worked with me, here’s what you can expect:

• My goal is to help you build a wardrobe that you love and is functional and versatile for your lifestyle.

• We will do a pre-appointment intake which will help me get to know you better, including your needs and concerns around your wardrobe and getting dressed.

• Over FaceTime or Google Meet, we will go through most of the pieces of your closet and discuss what’s working or not working and why. Throughout the process, you’ll be trying on many of your pieces, and we’ll organically come up with outfits you may not have thought to put together — but they work! It’s the best feeling…

• We will identify the pieces you could add to fill in any gaps and would add more versatility to the rest of your pieces.

• I go out and find pieces for you and help you integrate them into your existing wardrobe.