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Maeve Tunic from Monsoon

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Maevetunic

With seventies inspiration making its mark all across the high street, many designers have been focused heavily on the mainstream and disco styles from the era. This Maeve Tunic from Monsoon offers something different from that time, with a folksy post-sixties look.

The loose fit of the tunic style creates a relaxed, flowing shape with subtle femininity. With pleated sheer sleeves and a gypsy front fastening, the embroidery makes this an ideal Spring/Summer festival look from the post-Woodstock kids' style.

Get it online from Monsoon for £120.

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Bright Stuff Dress from ModCloth

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Brightstuff

While chic and subtle nude shades made up much of fashion's retro fodder in 2010, many brands are bringing colour back into our wardrobes with style. This Bright Stuff Dress from ModCloth provides a vintage inspired dress that's ideal for Spring and Summer days.

The simple short sleeves and mid-hemline cut are given some femininity and retro chic with the red belt and matching Peter Pan collar. With a primary coloured plaid check, the dress takes fifties and sixties inspiration without going over the top.

It's available now from ModCloth for $64.99.

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Red Temptation Mary-Janes by Melissa

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Mary-Janes have become a classic in womens footwear, spanning generations with their retro appeal and versatility. While there are cheaper high street versions available, these Red Temptation II Mary-Janes by Melissa are irresistibly kitsch.

Made from the brand’s signature flexible plastic materials, the high shine goes beyond glossy patent leather to create a look that’s ideal for vampish fifties and sixties looks alike. The bombshell red, or alternative black shade are ideal for a shoe with simplistic structure and killer looks. As a cutesy finish, they even smell like bubblegum.

Get them online from Dollydagger in the UK for £75.

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Oriental Sun So Shoes by Irregular Choice

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The sun is almost out and all those summer holidays and parties are beckoning. There is no better way to channel your inner 50s Polynesian beauty than with these Oriental Sun So Shoes by the ever unique Irregular Choice.

The carved wooden heels give an authentic retro look, harking back to the days of luaus, tiki torches and Elvis playing the ukulele. Team with a Hawaiian print dress and an oversized flower in your hair for full on 50s tiki bombshell chic.

£149 from Dollydagger. See their website for more details.

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1960s-style Tea Dance linen dress

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If you're after a mod-inspired 60s look without breaking the bank, this Tea Dance linen dress could be right up your street.

Inspired by the streets of swinging London, the dress has a round neck, button detail at front, side pockets and zip and hook fastening at back. It's also fully lined.

If the 'raspberry coulis' shade above is a bit strong, there's also a 'storm' (aka black). Both retail for the same price, which is £66.

Find out more at the Great Plains website

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Ascher Studio pop-up display in London

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Moore ascherLondon's Brompton Road is having a series of interesting pop-up events at the moment. As well as the Skandium sale shop earlier this month, it's now hosting the Ascher Studio pop-up display. 

Zika Ascher is well known for his role in the fabric industry in the twentieth century, providing fabric for everyone from Dior to Mary Quant. He's especially celebrated for the 'Artists Squares' series, when from the mid-Forties to the mid-Fifties he invited 51 artists such as Henry Moore, Picasso and Barbara Hepworth to design scarves – with the aim that contemporary art would in turn inspire innovative textile design. 

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