That’s right, I now have mens wear available in my vintage shop! I’ve always enjoyed dressing men and I’m very excited that in the last few years men have been putting more thought and effort into the way they present themselves. I’m starting off with some casual fall pieces but, if sales go well, I hope to add some sharp suits and coats.

I was lucky enough to get Alex to model for me, he can make an 88 cent t-shirt look like a million bucks. Check out his incredible music on myspace.

Holy moly! I just got back from my California holiday yesterday! It was probably the most fun holiday I’ve ever been on! I took lots of photos with my new Holga and I’ll do several posts to chronicle my trip this week. I’ll also keep you posted on the vintage sale I’m doing that starts next thursday! But right now all I really want to talk about is the wonderful post Anja from Clevernettle just did on Lalouka!

This summer I decided that I needed to start advertising my shop a little to help get my name out there. I didn’t really know where to start until Anja posted on her blog that she was going to start hosting Ads. I knew right away that it would be a perfect fit, Clevernettle is one of my favourite blogs and I really admire Anja’s style and aesthetic. I sent her a couple of pieces from my summer collection to give her a taste of my line and with hopes that she might incorporate them into her wardrobe but to my extreme delight she made a whole photo shoot around them! She and Rachel look like a dream surrounded by tall grass and wild flowers and my floral print attire. Thanks for making my clothes look so good ladies!

Holy moly. I’m going on holiday today for two whole weeks! First, I’m going to New York to visit my lovely friends Sarah and Jon who moved there in June. I’ll be there for 5 days and then I’m off to San Diego! I’ll be staying with the wonderful Jasmine and Scott. They moved to SD about 2 years ago and this will be my first visit, I can’t wait! We’ll be hanging out in San Diego for a few days before we take a little road trip up the coast, we’ll be stopping along the way to take in the sights and hopefully end up in Northern California to admire the redwoods. Jasmine is an incredible and enthusiastic photographer so, I’m sure the trip will be well documented. Needless to say, I’m totally stoked!!!

This last week I’ve been prepping for all the things to come this fall. I’m doing another pop-up vintage shop with the ladies of Seven Days of Vintage, Brooke and Rebecca. Brooke and I got together on tuesday to do a little promotional photo shoot for the sale. Here are some of my favourite shots.

All of these lovely items will be available in our pop-up shop which will be at 5143 St.Laurent Blvd: Studio Off InterArts from September 9th to the 15th. For more info and to see other photos from our shoot check out our blog!

Also for fall, I’m adding some great mens wear to my vintage shop! Here’s a little taste modelled by my friend Alex. That’s right boys, that is a 1950s Letterman jacket!

As promised I’ve added even more vintage to my shop! Lots of dresses and some bags! Hopefully i’ll get into the swing of weekly shop updates once summer laziness has worn off! Enjoy!

1. Water Colour Floral Dress
2. 1960s Sun Flower Day Dress
3. Grunge Era Red Floral Mini Dress
4. Quilted Purse with Studs and Tassels
5. Vintage Blue Vinyl Messenger Bag
6. Vegan Brown Vinyl Purse
7. 1960s Yellow Striped Romper
8. Floral Blouse and High Waisted Blue Short
9. 1960s Autumn Floral Day Dress

I’ve started to design my fall collection and being an internet addict i’m constantly overwhelmed by the amount of inspiring images and videos I see online everyday. I really have to police myself when viewing other label’s collections, it’s a fine line between being inspired be something and copying it. That’s what I like so much about Canadian label, Dace‘s video for their fall 2010 collection, the clothes are amazing but it’s the mood of the video that I find so inspiring. I’d really like to be able to catch this wistful, melancholy feeling in my new collection as well.

DACE Fall 2010 from Dace on Vimeo.

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