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Retro Fashion Finds!Decades of Style: Trend Then, Trend Now. Shop Saks.com What's more Retro than Rubber Rain
Boots? Be sure and sing the little tune...
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Retro FashionWhat are We Wearing Now? What Were We Wearing Then?
Retro Fashion Events (and some current fashions too!)As Seen Ons & Ins!As Seen In Harper's Bazaar May 2008: Serpent Bracelet Lotus Arts de Vivre, Serpent Bracelet, $27,600.As Seen In Domino - May 2008: Wide Cotton Zebra Cuff by Oscar de la Renta May 2008 p 49 Decorating Inspiration Instead of head-to-toe animal print, opt for one wild accessory – like this ‘zebra’ cuff. As Seen In Domino - May 2008: Wicker Diamond Bangle May 2008 p 26 Editor's Cravings: Wicker Revival Add texture to a stack of gold bangles with one of these bamboo bracelets. As Seen In Harper's Bazaar April 2008: Jute and Patent Ebony Closure Clutch Ports 1961, Jute and Patent Ebony Closure Clutch, $475. As Seen In Harper's Bazaar April 2008: Gold & Crystal Cuff - KMO Jewel, Gold & Crystal Cuff, $995. As Seen In domino, April 2008: Leather Zip Pouch - Bare, Large Leather Zip Pouch, $125. As Seen On Lipstick Jungle Episode 3/20: Agate Cabochon Necklace from Vivre.com
Contest! Enter for a chance to win a fashion weekend in New York and to meet Diane Von Furstenberg! Entries accepted through 3.9.08. (Sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue!)
Retro Fashion Goes Around The World - Germany In this Video-Advertisement for "Quelle", we learn a bit about Lydia, the frumpy one in beige who is too busy to stay fashionable - kids, job, etc. ... We learn that the 60s look is coming back this spring (The pink jacket with the big buttons), and that Lydia looks better in pink.
Stuart Weitzman Spring
2008 Trunk Show
happening now at Nordstrom...you can get new Stuart Weitzman styles in
made-to-order sizes until December 31, 2007.
What will you find? Retro animal print shoes, positively pink shoes (I approve) and some interesting cork shoes! Coco Returns - The Sequel - A Tribute to Chanel Vintage Sale on YOOX.COM (Take II) Hurry, only until December 15th) Project Runway
- Your Personal Guide! For those of you who require a bedtime
dose of fashion to usher you to snoozyland, Project Runway may just do
the trick - (every Wednesday on Bravo at 10:00 PM or 9:00 for those on
Central time). Watch as would-be fashion designers undergo a fashion
face-off - kind of like
American Idol
for fashion. If you like what you see, you can "Get The Look"
Here: Outfit 1 ** Outfit 2 ** Outfit 3 ** Outfit 4 ** Outfit 5
** Outfit 6 ** Outfit 7 ** Outfit 8 ** Outfit 9 ** Outfit 10
btw - Number 10 aka champagne canvas eyelet 'Gala' peep toe pump are
really nice shoes. Beyond Time: Future Vintage. Timeless pieces from YOOX.COM's
New! Agatha Ruiz de la Prada for YOOX - Special Pentagrama Kidswear
Collection Clothes that will make you wish you were a kid again! SHOPVOGUE.TV - Entertainment you wear. Premieres August 21st.
OLD NAVY VIDEO - JEANS
This Old Navy Commercial is set to debut
Stella added, "It's the ultimate music Festival! This is the ultimate summer tank! yoox.com is the ultimate place to buy it!....cooking with gas!!!" Love, Stella... Stella McCartney's Limited Edition Tank Top - A Worldwide Exclusive only on YOOX (Costs $50)!
June 13th 2007 - I just went to my sons junior high school graduation and noticed that the girls are all wearing 50s and 60s styles, updated of course, but unmistakably retro influenced. On the cutting edge of the retro hip scene is YOOX - no surprise there...since YOOX is synonymous with avant-garde fashion and design. Don't forget to check out the Tribute to Vintage Gucci - plus many current Gucci pieces which ends June 15, 2007. Then there is a really spectacular vintage collection themed "The Vintage Factory: A selection of Vintage pieces inspired by Andy Warhol's FACTORY GIRLS." Real items from the 60s and early 70s... I am searching...scouring...turning over every rock in the fashion world to see if there are any retro-style articles of fabulous fashion fabrications to show here on Retro Housewife, or link to, or maybe even buy up myself!
If I find something that I still like in the morning, I will
marry..er..buy it. Could it be that we women treat our clothing much in
the same manner that we despise so in
Before we know it, we are gazing after the tail lights of the Goodwill truck with a certain sense of sadness and excitement, and when it is gone, we turn and go back inside, to start a new life....and lo and behold, the new jeans are now Sprawled on the sofa, smelling a little like beer, and you hope that after all that, they will still fit. The Retro Wardrobe Must Have:Everybody should have a pair of Audrey Pants - Named for Audrey Hepburn, who had so much fashion sense she is still influencing what we wear today. Here are Audrey Pants in Plus Sizes!
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TRUNK SHOWSWhy would I want to look at trunks?
La Vie en Coco
Calling Agent 99 60s Style Juicy Couture Lantern Sleeve Geometric Peacoat The Crossover Is it 60s? Is it 70s? Who can tell? 70s Style Tunics with 60s Style Prints...It's a Mippie! (Mod + Hippie...you heard it here first!) The Vintage FactoryA selection of Vintage pieces inspired by Andy Warhol's FACTORY GIRLS. Retro Mini Skirt Look of 1965+ by Diane von Furstenberg - The 'Roberts' Twill Shift Dress - 2007  Athletic Fashion of 1951"You're rolling in the comfort and style of KTG's new athletic look. From any angle this sporty, ten-pin two tone is graceful, practical. Styled for action in permanent finish, crease-resistant rayon gabardine, and available in a wide choice of color combinations. Also made in solid colors" Athletic Fashion of 2006
Warm-up zip front stretch jacket and Crisscross Back Crop Top From Carabella.com Warm-up zip front stretch jacket. Moisture control fabric transports moisture from the skin to the outer layer of the fabric. You will stay dry, cool and comfortable. SWETOUT. Polyamide elastane. Hand wash. |
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1960s
Style Juicy Couture Double Breasted Wool Coat - 
Rainbow
Retro Braided Tie Top by T-bags - More Mippie Man! Found it at a new
(to me) store called 
After
20 years on ice, the ZX family (of adidas shoes) is back with a new
look for 2007. Quantities are limited so collect now. The 
1960s
Mod Prints - Milly Tulip Print A-Line Dress - Seen 2007 
Rebecca Taylor 
Wrapping
up Paris:
FASHION WEEK IN THE BIG APPLE - for that
(almost) "there too"
feeling, try these perky fashion dudes covering the scene: 
Moschino
opens the doors to its historical archives in a worldwide exclusive for
YOOX. Now online: 
August
9th, 2007, and will show off Old Navy's new blue jeans - 
From Tuesday, July 24th 2007, the limited edition T-shirt designed
by Stella McCartney for the cult music festival Glastonbury will be on
sale exclusively on yoox.com. The stylish British designer chose
yoox.com to showcase and sell this colorful top with proceeds going to
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