Category: Retro Women’s Fashion

Looking beyond the high street can often mean going beyond the constraints of the most common retro influences, as seen in this forties influenced number by YMC. The Tulip Pocket Dress is a timeless style that leans heavily on a vintage look.

The wrapped coat-style dress combines a demure silhouette with some quirky retro detailing to create a late forties style that's truly tempting. The white accents on navy fabric, especially at the tulip pocket, provide an instant vintage look, with a high, wide collar and low hemline in keeping with the era of inspiration.

Get it online from My Wardrobe for £169.

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Pre-emptory it may be, but the shops are now starting to bring us summer wares thick and fast, including brand new swimwear ranges. This Carmen Swimsuit by Diane von Furstenberg is part of the designer's new range and takes obvious inspiration from vintage looks.

The one-piece combines practicality with an unmistakeable fifties-inspired chic. Details like the sweetheart neckline, halter neck fastening and low-cut leg line cut a sharply retro silhouette that flatters the figure. The ruffling throughout the bodice helps to both slim the figure and create curves in all the best places for that killer 50s hourglass.

Get it now from Matches Fashion for £278.

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With the first signs of Spring finally here, we can start shopping in earnest for warm weather clothes and accessories. Open toed shoes are a great addition to the retro wardrobe, especially for 70s looks. These Rose Patent Wedges by Steve Madden are an ideal choice for a seventies inspired look this Spring and Summer.

Taking inspiration from the equal parts fun and glamour of the seventies disco scene, these extreme wedges combine a cartoonish sole with some classic upper styling. The corsage rose, vented vamp and ankle strap provide retro style and enough practicality to make these most adventurous of shoes wearable.

Get them online from Oli in the UK for £110.

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Playsuits and jumpsuits are one of the most unlikely fashion comebacks of the past couple of years, but their impracticality doesn't seem to be deterring many buyers. It's no bad thing for retro lovers, of course, lending inspiration from many fifties and eighties styles to create modern looks.

This Sweetheart Onesie from Grey Antics has a sprinkling of both decades' style, channeling the 1980s love of fifties reinterpretation with ease. The sweetheart neckline, casual boat-shorts style and high waistline combine to give a retro chic that's classic and easy to wear.

Get it online from Urban Outfitters for £80.

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The perfect retro accessories are always those you can adapt to many looks, whether across decades or across styles. These Jessica Court Shoes from Topshop are ideal for a range of 1980s looks, thanks to a combination of classic chic and eighties style points.

The low heel lends itself well to both day and evening looks, with subtle details like a pointed almond toe and contrast wooden heel setting the tone for the retro look. The coral suede material gives the pair the most convincing eighties element, while the design remains subtle enough for a variety of looks.

Get them from Topshop now for £40.

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