Category: Women’s Fashion

While block colours and bold prints are given regular revivals in a sixties style, the always effective candy stripe is a lesser seen fabric choice. This Lulu Guinness Superlim Stripe Umbrella gives the pattern a great outing with some retro feel.

In bright, colourful stripes it instantly strikes a vintage inspired tone, made more effective by the cute ruffled frills around the edge. Providing a versatile use of bold design in accessory form, this mini umbrella is as practical as it is good looking, thanks to its tiny folded size.

It's available from John Lewis for £25.

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Tesco's F&F range keeps on improving, moving past the basics into genuinely affordable fashion. Their latest 80s range cashes in on the revival, providing some worthwhile looks for lovers of the decade and its unique take.

This Double Breasted Dress utilises the 1980s flair for the androgynous, using a boldly masculine suit style in an ultra feminine dress shape. Emphasised shoulders, a wide lapel and figure hugging body tick all the boxes for eighties looks, providing a dress that's ideal for the office or the bars.

It's available now from Tesco for £30.

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Wrap tops and dresses have become a staple item in a woman's wardrobe, but they can still conjure up a decidedly retro chic with some added flair. This Tibi Silk Print Wrap Top is a great example of a seventies lounge look that's rarely seen.

Made from pure silk, this luxurious top's appeal is all in the fit, which is loose and flowing thanks to the quality fabric. The result is a look that's effortless but oozing with expense. The use of coral pink and an 'exotic' print conjures up an expensive image of the West Coast of the US, polar opposite to the folk scene of the time.

Get it online from Net-a-Porter for £230.

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Cold weather never deterred girls in the sixties from sporting a daring hemline, and this Colour Block Sweater Skirt from Urban Outfitters means the chill won't be a problem.

Made from a heavy wool fabric, it's perfect for pairing with tights to get that silhouette all year round. The skirt's design is wonderfully retro, too, with a high waist creating a slight A-line effect. The graphic colour blocking print gives an understated but unmistakeable edge of sixties design.

It's available now from Urban Outfitters for £35.

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Barbie may have long been the most popular of all dressing up toys, a miniature exercise in styling a girl with the sharpest threads, but she's never come cheap. Some of you may remember the great alternative of paper dolls with tabbed outfits to change as you saw fit.

This Umbrella T-Shirt features a very cute representation of those now defunct toys, with a very stylish sixties-look coat and umbrella combo. The logo is printed on a soft, 100% cotton t-shirt, making it a witty and attractive nod to retro chic for casual wear.

Get it online from Fred Flare for $22.

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Shift dresses are one of the most simple and effective ways to get some 60s style, and thankfully for us they keep coming from design houses big and small. This Teal Shift Dress from Maxmara's Weekend line might be understated, but that doesn't leave it lacking.

The silhouette doesn't veer from the classic, with an A-line shape, high round neck and capped sleeves. The hem line finishes at the mid thigh, giving this all the feel of a minidress without the need to constantly beware of sudden gusts of wind too. Finished in a bright but luxurious teal colour, this is a dress you'll wear forever.

It's available online from Matches Fashion for £168.

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