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Sleeveless Shirt Dress from Topshop Petite

Tanspotdress

When we think of summer dresses it's often florals and bright colours that spring to mind. Just because the weather is brighter, however, doesn't mean more sultry shades are unwelcomed in fashion. Ideally using a very retro shade of brown, this Sleeveless Shirt Dress from Topshop Petite is effortlessly summery.

The sleeveless shirt cut has a subte sixties feel, enhanced by the scalloped Peter Pan collar and button-up front. The lightly cinched waist allows for a sharp silhouette, along with a feminine and flowing skirt shape. The tan brown colour choice is lifted with a white polka dot, while retaining that very sixties shade.

It's available now from Topshop for £32.

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Red Herring 1960s-style abstract print shift dress

Pucci

Not exactly ideal for current temperatures, but if you happen to be going somewhere warm indoors or can hold off for a few months, this Red Herring 1960s-style abstract print shift dress.

Packing a Pucci-style swirling print, this shift dress is a fairly short thigh-length sleeveless affair with contrast trim and collar, made from 100 per cent cotton.

£32 is the price online or inshore.

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Tobacco Shift Dress from Miss Selfridge Petites

Tobaccodress

This Autumn/Winter season's mainstream fashion seems to have taken influence from a wide variety of retro looks, some designers with more success than others. Miss Selfridge seem to be on a winning streak, especially when it comes to sixties dress design.

This Tobacco Shift Dress from their Petites range has unmistakeable sixties inspiration, providing a perfect minidress for the colder months. The sleeveless a-line shape, peter pan collar and tuxedo detailing are all pitch perfect for the decade. It's the unusual tobacco shade, however, that's won us over, providing a less seen vintage shade that's irresistible.

Get it now from Miss Selfridge for £40.

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Sleeveless Houndstooth Dress from Matalan

Matalanhoundstooth

Like many budget clothing stores in the UK, Matalan's latest womenswear output has taken the brand from functional to fashionable for all consumers. This Sleeveless Houndstooth Dress displays their newly found eye for style, with a sixties influenced dress for less.

The sleeveless a-line shape provides the basis for a great mod look, while the monochrome houndstooth print is sharp and chic. The addition of black trim at the pockets and peter pan collar adds some structure and effortless mid-sixties feel.

Get it now from Matalan for only £18.

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1960s-style sleeveless check dress at Matalan

Shift

Perhaps not the first place where you would look for retro style, but this 1960s-style sleeveless check dress is avaialble at Matalan right now.

Very much in a mid-60s style, it uses a vintage-like check cloth and black contrasting detail for that very 60s collar and pocket detailing.

It's new in and most sizes are in stock. Grab one online (and possibly instore) for just £18.

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Velvet Shift Dress from Miss Selfridge

Velvetdress

Most of us associate velvet in clothing with a nineties aesthetic, but this textured fabric choice's use stretches far beyond the decade. This Velvet Shift Dress from Miss Selfridge perfectly taps into the decade's use of velvet in unconventional ways.

The shift dress structure is classic and stylish, with a straight, sleeveless cut and mid thigh hemline. The addition of crocheted collar and pocket accents adds some sharp shaping, while the deep plum provides a mid sixties style contrasting shade.

It's available now from Miss Selfridge for £45.

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