Category: Women’s Fashion

Houndstooth prints have enjoyed something of a revival on our high streets of late, and when it's done right it can give immediate retro flair to your fashion.

This Valentino Dress & Jacket set use the print to great effect. Both the dress and capelet style jacket draw heavily on vintage inspiration for their shape and styling. With a high end European sixties look, this roll neck dress is chic and effortless. The instantly retro A-line shape of the jacket offsets the sleek, long lines of the dress perfectly to create a striking silhouette.

These pieces are available online from Neiman Marcus from $3490.

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With so many online stores peddling a huge variety of vintage items, it can be hard to keep track of which shops are worth a regular look. Etsy is chockful of vintage sellers, and one of the most impressive collections is The Ruby Kitten.

This shop has managed to pull together a great range of one of vintage items centreing around a decadent fifties boudoir feel. Featuring fashion, original lingerie and even homeware items like telephones and soft furnishings, this online boutique sells itself on a great eye and equally appealing prices.

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An all cotton mini dress is something of a no brainer as far as retro summer clothes go, but this Nicole Miller number stands out from the crowd thanks to the styling.

In a green that's somewhere between grass and olive, the dress immediately looks classic and chic. The fantastic collar detailing gives this an unquantifiably sixties vibe, along with the neat, straight body shape of the dress. Also available in a very feminine coral pink, this dress is the perfect cross between simplicity and sophistication.

Get it online from Bluefly for $165.

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Mode Merr just keep their ultra sexy fifties looks coming, creating fantastic eveningwear with real rockabilly credentials. This Beverly Hills Vamp Dress is one of their most daring looks yet, but still manages to look every inch the wearable frock.

Made from a heavy stretch satin, this all over leopard print avoids being too tacky thanks to the very retro styling. A figurehugging skirt and high boatneck collar cover up just enough to tread the fine line of minxy dress.

Get it online from Mode Merr now for $84.

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While retro eveningwear is relatively easy to get your hands on, for those of us wanting to continue our devotion through the daytime it can be trickier. Next's workwear ranges are catching on to classic design with these Linen Suit Separates.

Made from a great sixties shade of pale green linen, this daytime skirt suit has subtle vintage looks that make it both professional and chic. The jacket is the real star with its peter pan collar and six button double breasted design. Cutesy short sleeves provide practicality along with a girlish 60s look.

Get yours from Next for £70 for the set.

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