Mission Santa Barbara
UPDATE: It is important to remember that while California Missions have been hailed as places of peace, they also have deep and complicated histories, including slavery, violence, and forced religious conversion.
Over the weekend Patrick and I drove up the coast and crossed another one of California’s Missions off of the list, Mission Santa Barbara, founded in 1786.
Nicknamed “Queen of the Missions”, and sitting upon a hill that overlooks the town of Santa Barbara, as well as the ocean, Mission Santa Barbara has a colorful exterior, one that shows little of the damage it endured during a massive earthquake in 1925, as it was fully restored just two years later in 1927.
Visit Mission Santa Barbara at 2201 Laguna Street in Santa Barbara. For further details, please visit their website.
Outfit
Shawl: Found by my dad!
Peasant top: Pin-Up Girl Clothing
Skirt: I don’t remember!
Coral Squash Blossom Necklace & Ring: West of Texas, Redlands, California
Bracelet: A random antique show we went to on a road trip…
Tooled Leather Purse: Retro Rejuvenation, Coburg, Oregon
Shoes: Re-Mix
I was just at the Santa Barbara Mission two weeks ago during my Dapper Day trip to California! It really is a beautiful building…I had no idea until I was standing in front of it how massive it would be!
I can’t believe I spent a year in central CA and did not go to this queen of the missions. Lovely photos Jany and thank you for the vicarious day trip 🙂
I get so much joy out of seeing all your posts Janey! Thank you for sharing your adventures 🙂
OMG!!! What a beautiful place!! And I love that your outfit is just perfect for where you were!! Also loving the fringe!
Very cool! I’m moving to Santa Barbara in the fall. I have to visit this place.
That shawl…stunning! And the necklace so very cool. What a beautiful place 🙂
Be still my heart, do I adore every single element of your beautiful Southwestern outfit. From that jaw droppingly cool necklace to the elegant shawl, and of course the sublime skirt, it’s all so dreamy and exquisitely styled. The Mission is breathtaking, too – thank you very much for the lovely tour.
xoxo ♥ Jessica
Everything about this post is perfection! 🙂
Have you ever considered doing a tour of your closet? I would love to see how you organize and care for all your beautiful vintage pieces!
I really love your post about historic places. The photos are always so amazing and make me wanna go there! … and this skirt … Wow!