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New retro designs from Once Upon A Time… coming to Topshop

L_8a28281a7b9e1d19367e0d8017b87211Topshop has lately been packed full of 80s inspired lines that aren’t quite to our tastes here on Retro, but thanks to their independent designers there’s still a few pretty 60s and 70s inspired pieces to be found.

Once Upon A Time… have new pieces scheduled to hit stores today, and they’re true to the design house’s usual vintage inspired style. Perfect pieces for the crossover into Spring, and they’ll sit perfectly in any vintage stocked wardrobe.

Their new coat (pictured) and another smock top are pictured on the designer’s Myspace, and you’ll be able to buy them from Topshop stores and www.topshop.com this week.

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Alice & Olivia Beaded Tunic Dress at Net-a-Porter

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If you’re looking for a designer treat with some retro style then you needn’t look further than designers Alice & Olivia.

Each of the fashion house’s designs has a flavour of something 60s, making them stand out from the fashion crowd.

One of my favourites is this Beaded Tunic Dress, clearly inspired by a sixties shape and style with the boat neck and contrast coloured trims. The dress is available in the UK at Net-a-Porter for £360.

Find out more at the Net-a-Porter website

Categories / Bags, Women's Fashion

Vivienne Westwood print bowling bag

Starhearts4120_largeVivienne Westwood is obviously most famous for her involvement in launching punk fashion in Britain.

She’s moved a long way from her infamously named shop, Sex, and is now making high end designer clothing with added quirk.

This bowling bag has a great bowling bag shape and handles, with Westwood’s typical stamp of the ‘out of the ordinary’ with this rather modern print.

The bag will set you back £360, but isn’t that the norm nowadays?

Find out more from the Vivienne Westwood website

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eBay watch: 1950s style dress made to measure by Vivien of Holloway

B786_1If you’re lucky enough to have a place to go swing dancing, then I’ve got good news. First off, I’m exceedingly jealous, and secondly there’s the perfect dress for any such ocassion waiting for you on eBay.

This auction, retailing at a Buy It Now price of £65, will win you this dress made to measure by Vivien of Holloway in Camden. Quite a chance, if you ask me.

You can choose from a variety of colours and fabrics for the dress, which is boned for an authentic 1950s nipped waist and bullet bra look. Get there quick, I get the feeling this is one that won’t wait around for long.

Find out more from the seller’s eBay site

Categories / Bags, Women's Fashion

Retro purses, wallets and clutch bags from Accessorize

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I can’t resist the lure of a pretty retro bag or purse, and Accessorize have a few that have me salivating among their new collections.

As well as having a huge number of vintage inspired print bags, Monsoon’s sister shop’s coin purses and wallets seem to all draw heavily on a vintage influence. Be it forties or right up to the seventies there’s something for any occassion.

They’re a bargain too, starting at just £4, so you’ll have plenty of pennies to line them with left over.

Find out more from the Monsoon Accessorize website

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Tretorn T-56 retro trainers – now in leather

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We covered the original Tretorn T-56 trainers some months back – timeless casual footwear dating back to the 1950s. If you liked those, you’ll love the new leather finish.

As we mentioned previously, the name is down to the year – these were introduced in 1956, but still look sharp over 50 years on. Traditionally made with a canvas upper, there’s now a leather option in the white pictured here or black, both with a matching midsole.

Available online, they retail for £65.

Find out more at the End Clothing website