Archive for July, 2011
How to Sport the Retro Style
Posted by in Retro Fashion on July 14, 2011
Retro is generally defined as the style that is outdated or outmoded and yet trendy and fashionable. Today, the retro style is still prominent in many areas including fashion. Retro fashion involves wearing clothes that were used in the past. People who follow the retro style often combine old accessories and garments with modern clothing. Among the most common stuff that they use with current clothing are leather handbags from the 1950′s, huge sunglasses, funky jackets, chiffon scarves, fedoras, tiny neckties, and bell-bottom jeans. Most women even wear bright red lipstick and heavy eye make-up to keep up with this trend while men wear their hair in ponytails, ducktails, and with pompadours.
If you want to sport the retro style, the first thing you need to do is to go shopping. Get rid of clothes that you think you will no longer need and allot space for new ones. Ask your parents, aunts, uncles, and even your grandparents if they still have some of their clothes from the 1940′s or 1950′s. If you did not have any luck finding used stuff, do not despair yet. You can always go to shops and stores to search for clothes that will fit your retro style. Go for tunic tops, waistcoats, mini skirts, smock tops, full skirts, chunky accessories or jewelries, pumps, and swing cardigans.
In addition, you must remember that lively and bright colors such as green, lilac, orange, blue, and pink go best with the retro style. If you have a pair of bootleg jeans, skinny jeans, or flare jeans in blue or black, you should get tunics and piniafores. Wear these pieces over your tight fitting jeans. Then again, jeans are not your only option. You may also wear a pair of leggings under your tunics and piniafores. Such leggings may be plain or patterned. Moreover, to be able to sport the retro style fabulously, you have to become wild. Do not stick with your comfort level when it comes to dressing up. Try wearing a fitted black waistcoat over a colorful tunic to really stand out.
Then, you can also wear crop trousers with a pair of nice, black pumps. This retro style is ideal for going to an evening party, movie date, or any casual event. For your make-up, you wear a thin eyeliner and light eye shadow. You can also wear a little bit of lip gloss or petroleum jelly on your lips. As for your hair accessory, a ribbon or a head scarf will suffice. You can tie your hair back with either of this, but you need to leave it down. Keep your hair long and natural to be able to sport the retro style. Read the rest of this entry »
Retro Wedding Dresses
Posted by in Retro Fashion on July 10, 2011
Fashion is cyclical. It is a known fact. Clothes that your mother wore when she was in college have made a full u-turn to come back and become the trendiest outfits in town. Retro themed clothes are a fashion yes. Especially, so if you choose to wear retro gowns for your wedding. You may have your grandmother’s wedding gown passed down to you or you may choose to get a wedding gown designed for yourself. Use the different styles for retro wedding dresses given in this article to get your wedding gown designed the way you want it to look.
Retro Bridal Dresses
If the style quotient of the TV series ‘Mad Men’ has completely enamored you, then opting for a retro themed wedding dress may be on your wish list. We give you vintage inspired wedding dress options that you can match with your retro themed wedding dress desires.
Ball Gown
Your influence for a wedding dress made to resemble a ballroom gown can vary, from Grace Kelly’s gorgeous wedding gown worn in 1956 for her wedding to the Prince of Monaco to Princess Diana’s gown that she wore for her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles. All of us dream of a fairy tale princess wedding and what could be a better option for such a wedding than a ball gown. For a traditional wedding, opt for a gown with a full long skirt and well defined waist. Opt for a long train and veil. You could opt to play around with your neckline. Some popular necklines include the boat neck, a v-neck, and the off-shoulder. Lace and sequins could be beautiful additions to embellish and accessorize your ball gown.
Empire Waist Gown
Opting for a retro wedding dress means you are opting to bring back the fashion of the sixties and the seventies. And if there was one dress pattern that was synonymous with the era, it was the empire waist. Choose a wedding gown with an empire waist and full, long skirt. If you do not fancy a big skirt, then you could choose to narrow down the silhouette of the skirt but ensure that there is some flow to it. This style can be perfect for pear shaped women who are also tall. You have the freedom to play around with the top of the dress. Opt for a one shouldered Grecian look or a bustier corset top.
Sheath Column Dress
If you want to go back further in time to the fashion of the forties and the fifties, then the wedding dress that you opt for needs to be designed in the sheath dress style. If you want to wear a sheath dress though, you need to have quite the enviable figure. A sheath wedding dress is extremely slim fitting and wraps itself around your every curve. For a sheath dress opt for a modest neckline that balances the sexy allure of the dress. You can choose to accentuate your waist by wearing a belt around the waist. Opt for a short train. You can also wear gloves with a sheath wedding dress. Read the rest of this entry »