retro fashion

Old-school clothing trends

Retro fashion revives styles from earlier decades—typically the 1950s through 1990s—either through vintage clothing or new items designed to evoke past eras.

The term implies deliberate nostalgia rather than simply wearing old clothes: Her retro fashion sense channels 1960s mod.

Retro can describe specific pieces or an entire aesthetic.

Opposites
temporal orientation

retro fashioncontemporary fashion

Present-day clothing trends

avant-garde fashion · fashion forward · fashion-forward

design philosophy

retro fashioninnovative design

Original creative solution

avant-garde · haute couture · wearable technology · smart clothing

cultural stance

retro fashionfuturism

Study of tomorrow's possibilities

normcore · minimalist fashion

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G