Our very own Fashion & News Editor, Hannah Almassi, gives us the low-down on River Island's trés belle 60's-tinged A/W collection 'La Parisienne'.
The fashion industry's non-stop time warp picks up from where it left off - that's the 1970s via spring/summer 2015 - and delves back even further for the new autumn season. Yes, we are talking about the decade where the mini skirt ruled supreme and shook society up: welcome to the swinging sixties.
It's a look that needs almost no reinventing - those mod essentials like pussy bow blouses and short’n’sharp shift dresses stand the test of time. Which is why River Island's La Parisienne collection - aka a trés belle line up of ‘60s-tinged pieces with a distinctly French lilt - is pitch perfect for your homage to vintage.Will you go leggy in a brocade skirt? Or channel your inner Left Bank ingénue in black and white stripes?
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The real question is how to style these retro-look ringers into the here and now. Well, River Island's deliciously off kilter combination of pinks and browns, plus an injection of shaggy sorbet faux fur, make for very good starting points indeed: pretty and sweet, but never saccharine, the addition of camel and tan tailoring ups the geek chic factor, which just so happens to be one of the runway's other favourite trends for a/w'15. A double whammy for your wardrobe. And remember, no ‘60s It girl worth her salt would be seen without the proper accoutrements - we're talking about block heeled boots, a box bag and lashings of black makeup. Go-go girls!
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