retro fashions

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• Retro — is a term used to describe, denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends, modes, or fashions, from the overall postmodern past, but have since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of retro style… …   Wikipedia

• Retro-futurism — Retro futurism, retrofuturism, retro future or retrofuture ,terms combining retro and futurism or future , can refer to two distinct concepts: A style of design or art or a sociopolitical ideology.Retrofuturistic design is a return to, and an… …   Wikipedia

• Retro (disambiguation) — Retro may refer to:* Retro , a term relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past * Retrorocket , a rocket engine * Retro Television Network , a US system of television stations primarily airing classic… …   Wikipedia

• retro — UK US /ˈretrəʊ/ adjective INFORMAL ► similar to styles, fashions, etc. from the recent past: »There is such a mania for retro furniture now that there are shops that specialize in different eras. »a retro design/look/style …   Financial and business terms

• retro — 1974, from Fr. rétro (1973), short for rétrograde, supposedly first used of a revival c.1968 of Eva Peron inspired fashions (see RETROGRADE (Cf. retrograde)). There is an isolated use in English from 1768 …   Etymology dictionary

• Fashions — ▪ 2009       The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …   Universalium

• retro — adjective Etymology: French rétro, short for rétrospectif retrospective Date: 1974 relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past ; fashionably nostalgic or old fashioned < a retro look > • retro noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• retro — ret|ro1 [ˈretrəu US trou] adj [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: rétro, from rétrospectif retrospective ] based on styles of fashion and design from the recent past ▪ retro 60s fashions retro 2 retro2 plural retros n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• retro — ret|ro1 [ˈretrəu US trou] adj [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: rétro, from rétrospectif retrospective ] based on styles of fashion and design from the recent past ▪ retro 60s fashions retro 2 retro2 plural retros n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 2000s in fashion — articleissues POV = March 2008This article describes the many fashions and trends commonly seen in the world during the 2000s. Throughout the period many styles common in the 1990s remain popular in the 2000s though there have been considerable… …   Wikipedia

• revivals and other ‘re-’ words — The Cultural Revolution era (early 1960s to late 1970s) began with a promise of renewal, a reanimation of the revolutionary impetus, and opposition to revisionism, that is backsliding in all its manifestations, whether it be political, cultural… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture