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Sunray Pleat Shift Dress by John Zack

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While many modern reproductions of sixties dresses lean heavily on busy prints, there often lies a truer vintage look in those with sharply observed structure. This Sunray Pleat Dress by John Zack chooses to focus on a unique silhouette, providing a dress that has an instant mid-sixties vibe.

The blue-grey colour is an authentically muted choice that leaves room for the textured pleating to look more subtle and stylish. The a-line cut and mini hemline are accentuated by the babydoll effect of such loose and flowing fabric, while a high neckline and basic sleeveless cut are sharp and chic.

Get it online from Oli for £39.

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Luna Wool Shift Dress from French Connection

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As we move into the Autumn/Winter season in earnest, many fashion houses are eschewing the natural tendency towards the dark and drab. Instead the new lines are featuring designs which are perennial and practical too.

This Luna Wool Shift Dress from French Connection features a style that works throughout the seasons, adapted for the cooler months with a well chosen wool blend fabric. The shift style is instantly mid-sixties, with a straight cut, high neckline and sleeveless shape portraying a very mod look femininity.

Get it now from French Connection for £90.

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Lace Shift Dress from Miss Selfridge Petites

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With the recent comeback of lace fabrics on the high street there has been plenty of 1980s influence going along with it. The fabric can be utilised in a huge range of retro looks, however, as shown by this Lace Shift Dress from Miss Selfridge.

With a sixties feeling that's immediately evident, this dress uses the textured lace fabric to create a simple but stylish mid-decade look. The cream and black colour palette combines easily to enhance the sharp structural detailing of the collar, pockets and mini hemline.

Get it from Miss Selfridge's Petites section now for £42.

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Bow Shift Dress from Oasis

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The shift dress has evolved throughout the decades, but many modern designs still retain all the classic retro appeal of their 1960s counterparts. This Bow Shift Dress from Oasis has some thoroughly 21st century touches, while keeping that vintage feel.

A head-turning shade of red adds some vampish appeal to an otherwise demure and girlish mid-sixties look. A straight cut, bow detailing and high neckline combine to create a mid-decade silhouette, with a mid thigh hemline to finish the look.

It's available now from Oasis for £55.

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60s-Look Shift Dress from Oasis

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Modern designers, be they catwalk or high street, can often focus on the more cutting edge fashions of the 1960s – from sharp mod looks to the beginnings of psychedelia. If you're after a more mainstream turn of the decade look, this 60s Shift Dress from Oasis does the trick quite convincingly.

The cut is more demure than later looks from the decade, with a kneelength hemline and high neck. The girlish additions of light pleating at the hips and a peter pan collar could veer into the dowdy, but avoid it here thanks to a daring shade of pillar box red.

It's available now from Oasis, retailing at £50.

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Ponti 60s Shift Dress from Topshop

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We've featured plenty of little black dresses with a decidedly fifties and sixties bent on Retro To Go, but many often opt for a vampy fitted cut. For a more youthful, mid sixties choice this Ponti 60s Shift Dress from Topshop is a worthy contender.

With a simple and effective A-line cut, the silhouette is both feminine and classic. Bell sleeves and a short mini-style hemline add some unmistakably sixties details, while a plain black colour makes this a truly versatile retro choice.

It's available now from Topshop for £38.

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