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First we shared our favourite picks for the ultimate summer in Toronto. Now, we’re heading west with our western editor, Joy Pecknold’s top picks for how (and in what!) to spend the summer months in Vancouver.

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I’m often asked what my favourite local labels are, and Dace (dace.ca) is invariably on my list. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the line, and to celebrate the occasion, designer Dace Moore has asked a handful of other locals to create special pieces that complement her clothing. Mono’s layered leather necklace adds texture to the oversized Ginger blazer; a Broken English oxidized silver necklace makes the sweet Cedar silk dress a little more edgy; the Rosemary purse by Ashley Watson (shown, $250) goes with pretty much everything in the milestone collection; and the Sage crochet bikini top was handmade by Moore’s mother—a different type of collaboration.

One of my all-time favourite Vancouver labels (and arguably the city’s most nationally- and internationally-known) is Dace (dace.ca). Knowing my interns would love designer Dace Moore and marketing and account manager Adele Tetangco as much as I do, we visited the company’s showroom to preview the fall collection. I like Moore’s use of prints, as […]

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When I got word that Vancouver label Dace had moved into home design, I automatically envisioned my room being transformed into a modern romantic getaway. Using fabric from past season’s collections to create duvets and matching pillow cases ($250 for a set, dace.ca), designer Dace Moore takes her clean lines to bed. The collection is […]

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Vancouver

The Art of Giving is throwing a group show to benefit Our Social Fabric. Original artwork from top Vancouver designers in a cash and carry sale. (Grace-Gallery, 1898 Main St., Vancouver, December 16, 7 to 11 p.m., RSVP rsvptheartofgiving@gmail.com).

Dace with Lily & Jae sample sale. (December 11, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., 300 – 76 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, 604-694-2442, via facebook).

Toronto

Vancouver

Dace with Lily & Jae sample sale. (December 11, 11am-8pm, 300 – 76 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, 604-694-2442, via facebook).

National

Holts Designer Sale: Up to 50% off men’s and women’s fall/winter fashion and accessories. (December 3 until December 24, at all Holt Renfrew locations except Last Call, holtrenfrew.com).

Toronto

Jenny Bird: 40-70% off bags and jewels on WebShop including discontinued items. (Wednesday November 11 at 5pm-November 13 at 5pm, Jenny Bird). Dace: Send in an email to info@dace.ca with your top two picks from Dace online and you could win them in a draw. (November 9 until December 10, dace.ca)

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Dace Moore’s seven-year-old eponymous line, Dace (dace.ca), is an exercise in deceptive simplicity. While no one would call a collection of pencil skirts, silky blouses and slim-cut pants revolutionary, there’s something to be said for chic subtlety–like the cool girl whose outfits never scream, but nevertheless make you ache to know their origin.  For example, the Fall 2009 collection features pleated pants in a just-so shade of grey and a blouse with a neck-tie that sweeps to mid-shin with more drama than all the neon in the world could muster.

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Is it just me, or do this year’s Boxing Day sales seem to be dragging on forever? What is it now, mid-February? And it wasn’t until a week ago that I started to see a significant decrease in 50 to 80 per cent off notices in my inbox. But I truly realized how desperate this situation is, when a recent visit to one of my regular Main Street haunts yielded an ominously empty response to the friendly question, “Hey! What’s new?”