That night we stayed at the Point Montara light house hostel, which is about 30 minutes south of San Francisco. We got there early so we’d have enough time to check in, head to San Fran for dinner and be back in time for the 10pm curfew, but we got so distracted taking photos of the incredible setting and buildings that we ended up eating at a local dinner instead.

Did I mention the hostel had a private beach where we watched the most beautiful sun set?

I’ve been back for over a week and my last three rolls of film haven’t been developed yet. I drop them off at the developers on tuesday, he told me it would be ready thursday, I went to collect it but it wasn’t ready. “Tomorrow”, he said. I went back and it still wasn’t ready. “I’m sick, it should be ready on monday”. But of course it’s a holiday today, so hopefully tomorrow I’ll get my San Francisco and Red Wood photos. But, until then i’ll leave you with the only photo that turned out from my Golden Gate Bridge photos.

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.

Luckily, Jasmine’s friend had told her about Pfeiffer Beach, a remote beach 3 miles down a dirt road, through a forest. There’s no way we would have found it by ourselves, even though we knew where it was, we drove by the discrete turn off twice. It was one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever been to and we only shared it with about 8 other people. Check out Jasmine’sFlickr for a beautiful photo of the forest surrounding the beach.

Tomorrow: Part III: Santa Cruz, Light House Hostel and San Francisco!

Jasmine and Scott outside their adorable bungalow in the Normal Heights neighbourhood of San Diego

Jasmine was my first ever room mate and although we haven’t lived in the same city for five years now, it felt like no time had passed and we were still 19 and living in our very colourful apartment together again.
Our birthdays are 2 days apart, August 19th and 21st, so it was lovely to be together for both our birthdays. We spent Jasmines birthday at La Jolla beach watching seals and wading in the Ocean. In the evening we went to The Pearl retro hotel and restaurant for dinner, drinks and board games! I was a super fun night, I met Jasmine’s San Diego friends and we all got totally sloshed! Jasmine posted a wonderful triptych of the night on her flickr.
We set off on our road trip on my birthday. We stopped in Orange, which has a wonderful square in it’s old town with tons of thrift shops, antique malls and cute cafes. And in the evening we drove up to L.A. for dinner and cake!

I’m realizing this post is going to be crazy long if I try to summarize my whole trip, so this post will cover only the Southern California portion which was spent mostly beach hopping. After LA, we drove up to Ventura, Santa Barbara, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo. Here are all the Beach Bum photos of us in So Cal!

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!

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!

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

These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.

Man, I could have reblogged all 70 of these photographed, they’re all so great! Check them out here!

DACE Fall 2010 from Dace on Vimeo.

found via miss moss

I also just realized I never posted a photo of my new hair colour. To be honest I’m not thrilled with the way it turned out. It’s a little temperamental. In certain lights it’s exactly the colour I wanted it to be, but generally it’s a more natural looking, dull orange.

1. Hippo Romper
2. Collared Floral Dress
3. Green Embroidered Maxi Dress
4. Denim Romper
5. Peach Dress
6. Halter Top and Sarong Set

More to come very soon!