Category: Women’s Fashion

Fifties style reproductions in fashion can often concentrate on the supersexy, with rockabilly and pin-up styles as the most popular and easy to find. Heartbreaker Fashion are offering something more mainstream, and with equal flair.

The Jolene Dress has that all-American 50s diner feel, but doesn't veer into looking like something from the Grease wardrobe. Available in both pink and blue polka dots, as well as block brown and a bold print version too, this is a great retro piece for day or night.

Get it online from the Heartbreaker shop for $78.

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The 1920s fashion scene is perfect to plunder for night-time fashion in the colder months, with plenty of sparkle on show. Unfortunately, much of the modern retrospectives on the decade can veer into looking more dressing up box than wearable chic.

This Paul & Joe dress, however, takes an instantly recognisable flapper style and does justice to the luxurious glamour of the era. The Black Squire Flapper Dress uses a straight cut silhouette, creating a bit of sex appeal with a short hem and tassling. The black beading treads the line between subtlety and glamour with ease.

It's available online from My Wardrobe in the UK for £880 – a big pricetag, but for 100% pure silk and showstopping style.

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The 1960s' penchant for modern fabrics has changed a lot of things about the way we dress, but some of the experiments didn't always make it past the turn of the decade. We've all seen many a reinvention of the plastic patent mac, but its accompanying headgear is less typical.

John Lewis have taken the revived patent rainwear look and applied it to a basic hat shape, creating a style evocative of mid sixties rainwear. It captures that youthful and bright side of the mid sixties in England, in this fantastic shade of red.

Get yours online from John Lewis for £15.

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You've heard it said a million times – every women needs a Little Black Dress. Well whether that's true or not, why resist when they're this chic? This LBD is new from French Connection and looks every inch the instant classic.

With a simple fifties style cut, this is simple and versatile enough to layer with all your most favoured accessories and jewellery. The wide neckline, cap sleeves and high waist create the ideal bodice shape, while the pencil skirt skims the hips to perfection.

It's available online now from Oli for £95.

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Orange seems to be a statement colour that went out of fashion in the 1980s and never quite made its way back. Thankfully for retrophiles, that means it's an immediate way to get some mid century chic, when it's done right.

This Orange Zip Dress from Dorothy Perkins takes a simple, sixties style shift dress and adds a twist with zip detailing. The result looks almost inspired by the Mondrian dress, with curved squares keeping a slick design-based look. The deep orange red shade finishes off a retro mini to perfection.

It's available online from Dorothy Perkins now for £30.

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With the onset of the more miserable weather months, we can all revel in the chance to update our Autumn/Winter wardrobes, and that means that knitwear is back on the cards. Great for retro styles, cardigans are always available on the high street.

This Spot Cardigan from French Connection is a cute and classic retro styled piece, available in black with white, green or pink. The oversized spots give a late 50s/early sixties feel, while the slim fit and high neck are in keeping with a figure flattering classic shape.

Get it online from French Connection UK for £60.

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