About Us

1820 Be True To You — A Movement, Not Just a Brand.
1820 Be True To You was born from a deep personal journey. One shaped by mental
health challenges, spiritual awakening, and the realisation that healing begins with honesty.
In a world that often tells us to hide how we feel, we're creating a space where it’s not only safe to show up authentically — it’s celebrated.

 What 1820 Means

The Journey Within the Numbers

Let’s break down the number 1820:

  • 1: The beginning. It symbolises fresh starts, independence, and courage. It is the number of the individual — the reminder that every journey begins with you.

  • 8: The number of strength, resilience, and balance. It’s often linked to abundance, not just in material form, but in personal growth. It represents the inner power that comes from walking in alignment with your truth.

  • 2: Connection and harmony. This number holds the energy of partnerships, empathy, and compassion. It reminds us that while healing begins within, it grows stronger when shared in community.

  • 0: Infinite possibility. Zero is a circle — wholeness, unity, and the potential for endless new paths. It magnifies every number it sits besides, reminding us that our choices and authenticity ripple far beyond ourselves.


Be True To You: The Core Within 1820

If you look closely, the heart of these numbers already carries our message:

  • The 1 is you — your voice, your truth, your beginning.

  • The 8 is your strength — not in hiding who you are, but in embracing it fully.

  • The 2 is your connection — because when you are true to yourself, you inspire others to do the same.

  • The 0 is your freedom — the infinite possibilities that open when you live authentically.


Together, 1820 embodies the Be True To You philosophy:
that real strength and healing begin when you live authentically, honour your journey, and connect with others from a place of truth.

Reduction:

1 + 8 + 2 + 0 = 11 → a “Master Number” in numerology.
11 represents intuition, enlightenment, awakening, and illumination.
It does not reduce further unless you want to see the base root (1+1 = 2), which highlights cooperation, unity, and balance.

So instead of just being a number, 1820 is a message: a reminder to stay grounded, honour your story, and always be true to you.

 

Why It Matters Today

We live in a world where it’s easy to hide behind filters, pressure, and expectation. Masking the reality of who we are, or what we might be going through.  Taught to silence our emotions, to “fit in,” or to carry burdens quietly. But silence builds walls. Pretending creates distance.

Safety, love and belonging are basic human needs, building walls and creating distance starves us of these basic needs, reducing our ability to thrive in life. (Like taking water away from a growing flower.)

The numbers within 1820 teach us something different: that strength comes from authenticity, and healing begins when we give ourselves permission to live in truth.

Being true to yourself isn’t always easy. It can mean facing your struggles, speaking your truth, or choosing a path that feels uncertain. But just like the numbers show — 1, 8, 2, 0 —  Every new beginning, every step toward authenticity creates balance and strength, builds connection, and opens infinite possibilities.

 

 Our Mission

At 1820 Be True To You, our mission is to empower every soul to embrace emotional
honesty, nurture spiritual wellbeing, and express their truth unapologetically.
We are more than a clothing brand. We are a movement dedicated to removing the stigma around mental health and healing, one intentional piece at a time.

Through affirmations, minimalist design, and purposeful storytelling, we create clothing that becomes a mirror of your journey. A reminder that it’s okay to feel, to fall, and to rise again. A reminder to return home to yourself again and again.

We’re Here For:

Those learning to be kinder to themselves.
Those navigating anxiety, depression, or grief.
The kids growing up needing to hear that feelings are valid.
The men and women finally learning how to be vulnerable.

 

 Our Promise

We promise to:
Speak truthfully about healing and mental health.
Create safe, inclusive collections that meet people where they are.
Design clothing that reflects your inner journey, not just outward trends.
Grow organically, through real people and real stories — not paid perfection.

 

Our Community

We are a movement. Seekers, survivors, overcomers, feelers, and healers.
When you wear 1820, you join a tribe that believes in emotional honesty, spiritual alignment, braving the shadows and embracing the highlights, and being unapologetically true to who you are.

Let's grow this together. Organically! Authentically! Loudly if we must.  Silently, if that's all we've got the strength for.

 

How You Can Be Involved

Wear it  - Wear your story by exploring our collections with meaning.
Share it - Share your journey and tag us and use @1820BeTruetoYou or #1820betruetoyou
Live it - Speak the truth to yourself and others. That’s how we heal.

Because being true to you… might just be the most powerful thing you ever do.

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